# The GLA Roads and Side Roads (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
By virtue of the GLA Roads Designation Order 2000, and of 32 separate orders in relation to GLA side roads in each London borough (except the London borough of Harrow) and the City of London, certain roads within Greater London on 3rd July 2000 become GLA roads for which Transport for London is the highway and traffic authority, or GLA side roads for which Transport for London is the traffic authority.
Article 2 of this Order makes provision for the transfer to Transport for London on that date of property, rights and liabilities held by the Secretary of State or the council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London (the former highway authorities) in relation to GLA roads. Article 3 transfers to Transport for London certain property of local highway authorities held in relation to GLA side roads.
Article 4 enables—
(a) the Secretary of State and the council of a London borough or the Common Council to agree that different arrangements are to apply, and
(b) former highways authorities to agree with Transport for London for the re-transfer of property etc. transferred by the order.
Article 5 provides for the vesting of property, and article 6 for certain transitional matters, supplementary to the provision made by section 415 (continuity) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999. Article 7 provides for the production of documents, and article 8 for the resolution of disputes.
Article 9 gives effect to agreements which—
(a) concern services to be carried out by a London local highway authority on behalf of Transport for London, and
(b) are made between the Secretary of State and the authority concerned
as if Transport for London had been a party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1552/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gla-roads-and-side-roads-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2000/note
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