Article 2 Amendment of Order

The Local Authorities (Property Transfer) (Scotland) Order 1995^f1 shall be amended by the insertion after article 7 of the following article:—

“Directions as to rights in transferred property

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(1)

Where any heritable property of a disaggregating authority has transferred to a successor authority (“the first authority”) by virtue of article 3(2) above and the property commission has before 1st April 1996 received an appropriate request from another of the successor authorities of that disaggregating authority, the commission may on or after that date direct the first authority—

(a)

to grant use of that property to such one or more successor authorities as may be specified by the commission, for such period and on such terms as may be so specified;

(b)

to dispose of that property within such period, in such manner and on such terms and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the commission and to make payment of such part of the proceeds as may be so specified to such successor authorities, and in such proportions, as may be so specified;

(c)

to make payment, within such period and in such manner as may be specified by the commission, of such sums, and to such successor authorities, as may be so specified.

(2)

In considering whether to give a direction under paragraph (1)(a) above, the property commission shall take into account in particular the consideration referred to in article 6(2) above.

(3)

In relation to a direction under paragraph (1)(b) or (1)(c) above, paragraphs (3) and (4) of article 7 above shall have effect as if that direction was a condition imposed by the property commission under paragraph (1) of that article.”.