Article 9 Preparatory functions
The transferor authority and the transferee authority must—
take, whether alone or together, such steps as may be necessary to prepare for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities under article 6 and the continuation of matters under article 5;
consult and co-operate with each other to secure the economic, effective, efficient and timely transfer of that property, transfer of those rights and liabilities, and continuation of those matters; and
generally, exercise their functions so as to further the purposes of this Order.
This article shall apply, in particular, in relation to any functions under Chapters 1 to 4ZA and 6 of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992f1 in respect of the transferred area.
This article also applies to Wortley Parish Council and Bradfield Parish Council as if references in this article to “transferor authority” and “transferee authority” were references to Wortley Parish Council and Bradfield Parish Council respectively.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1992 c. 14. Section 3(4A) was inserted by S.I. 2013/468. Section 5(4A) was inserted by section 78 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) (“the 2003 Act”). Section 6(2)(c) was amended by S.I. 1997/74. Section 6(4) was substituted in part by section 74(1) of the 2003 Act and section 6(6) was added to by S.I. 1997/74. Section 9(1) was added to by paragraph 140(1) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33). Section 9(2) was substituted in part by section 74(2) of the 2003 Act and section 9(3) was substituted by S.I. 2019/1458. Section 10 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17) (“the 2012 Act”). Section 11(2) was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 7 to the 2003 Act, by section 12(3) of the 2012 Act, and by section 80(3)(a) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c.55) (“the 2023 Act”). Section 11(3) was repealed in part by Schedule 8 to the 2003 Act. Section 11A was inserted by section 75(1) of the 2003 Act. Section 11A(1) was amended by section 11(2) of the 2012 Act. Section 11A(4A) and (4B) was inserted by section 11(1) of the 2012 Act. Section 11A(4C) was inserted by section 12(4) of the 2012 Act and amended by section 80(3)(b) of the 2023 Act. Section 11A(5) was amended by section 11(2) of the 2012 Act. Section 11B was inserted by section 12(2) of the 2012 Act. Section 11B(1) was amended and section 11B(1A) to (1C) was inserted by section 2(2) and (3) of the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018 (c. 25). Section 11B(1D) was inserted by section 79(1)(a) of the 2023 Act. Section 11B(8) was amended by section 79(1)(b) of the 2023 Act. Section 11C was inserted by section 80(2) of the 2023 Act. Section 11D was inserted by section 80(2) of the 2023 Act. Section 13A was substituted by section 10(1) of the 2012 Act. Section 13B was inserted by section 79 of the 2003 Act. Section 14(4) was added by paragraph 106 of Schedule 13 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15). Section 30(2) and (4) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) (“the 2011 Act”). Section 31(1) was amended by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 6, by paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act and by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (“the 1999 Act”). Section 31(4A) was inserted by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 6 to the 2011 Act. Section 31(5) was amended by paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 6 to the 2011 Act. Section 31(6) was inserted by paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 6 to the 2011 Act. Sections 31A and 31B were inserted by section 74 of the 2011 Act. Section 31A was amended by S.I. 2013/733 and by S.I. 2014/389. Section 34(2) was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act and section 34(5) was inserted by section 15(1) of the 2012 Act. Sections 35 and 36 were amended by paragraphs 13 and 14 respectively of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act. Section 36A was inserted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act. Sections 41 and 42 were amended by paragraphs 18 and 19 respectively of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act. Section 42(1) was also amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Act and by paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the 2011 Act. Sections 49A and 49B were inserted by section 78 of the 2011 Act. Sections 52ZA to 52ZY were inserted by Schedule 5 to the 2011 Act. Section 52ZF(3) was amended by section 3(6)(a) of the 2012 Act and by S.I. 2013/733. Section 52ZF(3A) was inserted by S.I. 2013/733. Section 52ZF(4) was omitted by section 3(6)(b) of the 2012 Act. Sections 52ZG, 52ZH and 52ZO were amended by section 41 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2). Section 65(4) was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act. Section 67(1) was substituted in part by section 84 of the 2003 Act. Section 67(2) was added to by paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 to the 2003 Act, by paragraph 30 of Schedule 6 to, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act, by section 12(7) of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the 2012 Act, by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Act and by section 80(3)(e) of the 2023 Act. Section 67(2A) was inserted by section 84 of the 2003 Act and amended by paragraph 30 of of Schedule 7 to the 2011 Act. Section 67(3) was added to by paragraph 30 of Schedule7 to the 2011 Act. There are other amendments which are not relevant to this instrument.