Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 3084
Urban Development, England
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) (Greater London Authority) (No. 2) Order 2012
Made
11th December 2012
Laid before Parliament
17th December 2012
Coming into force
22nd January 2013
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 165B of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980( 1 ).
In accordance with section 165B(5) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted the councils of the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest (being the local authorities in whose area the relevant urban development area is situated).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) (Greater London Authority) (No. 2) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 22nd January 2013.
Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
2. —(1) All property rights and liabilities vested in the Corporation on the commencement date are transferred to the GLA on that date.
(2) The property, rights and liabilities mentioned in paragraph (1) include—
(a) the land specified in the Schedule; and
(b) all property, rights and liabilities which the Corporation has in relation to that land including any leases, tenancies, licences, agreements, planning agreements, infrastructure agreements, easements, wayleaves, development agreements, building contracts, appointments and encumbrances on title.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the property, rights and liabilities specified in the retained list.
(4) Any property, rights and liabilities remaining vested in the Corporation immediately before the dissolution date are transferred to the GLA on that date.
(5) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) operate in relation to property, rights and liabilities—
(a) whether or not they would otherwise be capable of being transferred;
(b) without any instrument or other formality being required; and
(c) irrespective of any requirement for consent that would otherwise be required.
(6) In this article a reference to property, rights and liabilities does not include—
(a) rights and liabilities in relation to a pension; or
(b) rights and liabilities under a contract of employment.
(7) In this article—
“commencement date” means the date on which this Order comes into force;
“the Corporation” means the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation;
“dissolution date” means the date on which the Corporation is dissolved by order under section 166( 2 ) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
“the GLA” means the Greater London Authority; and
“retained list” means the document “Property, rights and liabilities retained by the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation for the purposes of preparing its final accounts and report and winding up its affairs” dated 5th December 2012, a copy of which has been deposited in the offices of the Secretary of State( 3 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
11th December 2012
Article 2
SCHEDULE Land
| Title number | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| EGL513073 | Land on the south side of 21 Broadway, Rainham RM13 9HB | Freehold |
| EGL552383 | Ex-Innogy/Abacus Park land at the London Sustainable Industries Park (LSIP) Phase 1, off Choats Road, Dagenham Dock, RM9 | Freehold |
1980 c. 65 . Section 165B was inserted by section 143(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) and amended by section 56 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
Section 166 was amended by section 180 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28) , section 143(5) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) and S.I. 1998/85 .
The document is available for inspection at the following address: The Department for Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU.