# The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/783 · made 27 April 1988 This Order transfers property, rights and liabilities formerly vested in the West Midlands County Council to the councils of districts in that county and to the West Midlands Police Authority. The transfers effected are in addition to those effected on 22nd July 1987 by S.I. 1987/1077. Made under: Local Government Act 1985 (Section 67) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-west-midlands-order-1988/pdf/uksi_19880783_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 27th April 1988 Laid before Parliament 5th May 1988 Coming into force 26th May 1988 Whereas the West Midlands Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985 has submitted proposals to the Secretary of State for the transfer of certain property, rights and liabilities to local authorities, and he has decided to give effect to those proposals without modification; Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(3) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1988, and shall come into force on 26th May 1988. (2) In this Order— “the relevant councils” means the councils of all the districts in the county of West Midlands, and “the Residuary Body” means the West Midlands Residuary Body. ## 2 Specified property There shall vest in each body mentioned in Schedule 1 the property so mentioned in relation to that body. ## 3 Highways property All property of the Residuary Body situated in the districts of Coventry, Dudley or Solihull, other than property mentioned in Schedule 2, which immediately before 1st April 1986 was held by the West Midlands County Council for the purposes of its functions relating to highways shall vest in the council of the district in which it is situated. ## 4 Rights and liabilities There shall vest in each body to which property is transferred by article 2 or 3 above all rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that property. ## 5 Rights and liabilities All rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body in relation to undertakings by the West Midlands County Council, given on the dates and to the bodies mentioned in Schedule 3, to pay moneys by way of grant, shall vest jointly and severally in the relevant councils. ## 6 West Midlands Arts Trust The right of the West Midlands County Council under the articles of association of the West Midlands Arts Trust to nominate two members of the Council of the Trust shall vest jointly in the relevant councils. ## Signature Nicholas Ridley Secretary of State for the Environment 27th April 1988 ## Schedule 1 TRANSFERS OF SPECIFIED PROPERTY Transferee body Property transferred Birmingham City Council 11 Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield 38 Bell Lane, Northfield 874, 876, 882 and 884 Bristol Road, Selly Oak. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A triangular area consisting of approximately 130 square yards, situated in Birmingham Street, Dudley, approximately 230 feet from its junction with Castle Hill. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 11 Ashley Street, Rowley Regis 23 and 45 Great Bridge 22 Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath The former Police Station, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury. Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 88 and 90 Coseley Road, Bilston 104 and 106 High Street, Bilston The former highway depot at the junction of Lunt Road and Vulcan Road, Bilston 37 Lunt Road, Bilston A parcel of land consisting of approximately 592 square yards, forming part of the unadopted road at Railway Drive, Wolverhampton. West Midlands Police Authority The island site, consisting of approximately 7,725 square yards, bounded by Tower Street, Pipers Row, Bilston Street and Market Street, Wolverhampton. ## Schedule 2 HIGHWAYS PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM TRANSFER Street Number of House, Building or Site A. Coventry Bramble Street 15, 23 and 37 Bridgeman Road 59, 67, 74 and 92 Brighton Street 8 Caldecote Road 8, 10, 14, 17, 28, and 32 Cashs Lane 28 Foleshill Road 640 and 644 Grafton Street 35 and 85 Gulson Road 175, 179, 195 and 206 Holbrook Lane 12 Honeyfield Road 22 and 30 Lythalls Lane 193 and 195 Mulliner Street 12 and 126 Newdigate Road 9 and 16 Sandy Lane 44 St George’s Road 14, 25 and 26 St Margaret’s Road 5, 18 and 27 Stoney Stanton Road 315 Villiers Street 2 and 3 B. Dudley Attwood Street, Halesowen 58, 60 and 62 Bagley Street, Stourbridge 31 and 33 Birmingham Street, Halesowen 31, 32, 33 and 34 Bott Lane, Stourbridge 23 Brooke Street, Dudley 1 Church Street, Stourbridge 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 Clarence Street, Upper Gornal 68 Dudley Road, Sedgley 1 and 22 Hagley Road, Halesowen 48 Hall Street, Oldswinford 9 and 11 Hickman Street, Lye 17 High Street, Halesowen 8 and 10 High Street, Wordsley 14, 15, 16, 19 and 20 Hill Street, Upper Gornal 47 and 48 Moor Street, Brierley Hill 40 New Road, Netherton 99 Norton Road, Stourbridge 2, 3, 5 and 7 Park Road, Halesowen 138, 140, 142 and 144 Parkfield Road, Stourbridge 92, 94, 96 and 98 Prince Street, Netherton 28 Round Street, Netherton 36A, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 Short Street, Halesowen 22 South Road, Stourbridge 2 Vicar Street, Dudley 60A, 60B and 60C Windmill Hill, Halesowen 54 Worcester Street, Stourbridge 115 ## Schedule 3 UNDERTAKINGS BY THE WEST MIDLANDS COUNTY COUNCIL Body Date of undertaking Asian Welfare Association Trust September 1985 Belgrade Theatre Trust January 1984 Bethel Community Association March 1986 Birmingham Carnival Trust December 1985 Birmingham Hippodrome Trust November 1985 Birmingham Voluntary Services Council March 1986 Golden Hillock Road Community Centre Trust November 1985 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham November 1985 Midland Air Museum March 1986 Museum of British Road Transport March 1985 Sir Barry Jackson County Fund November 1985 University of Warwick Arts Centre Trust December 1983 West Midlands Arts Trust December 1985 Willingworth High School Pursuit Project Trust March 1986 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order transfers property, rights and liabilities formerly vested in the West Midlands County Council to the councils of districts in that county and to the West Midlands Police Authority. The transfers effected are in addition to those effected on 22nd July 1987 by S.I. 1987/1077. Article 2 and Schedule 1 transfer to the appropriate district councils property situated in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton; and transfer a site to the West Midlands Police Authority. Article 3 transfers property in certain districts which was held by the County Council immediately before its abolition for the purposes of its highways functions to the council of the district in which the property is situated. Schedule 2 makes exceptions to this transfer. Article 4 makes provision for the transfer of the rights and liabilities associated with property transferred by articles 2 and 3. Article 5 transfers rights and liabilities arising in relation to the undertakings by the County Council to pay grants identified in Schedule 3 to the councils of the districts in the county jointly and severally. Article 6 makes provision for future appointments to the West Midlands Arts Trust to be made by those councils jointly. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/783 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-west-midlands-order-1988 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.