Article 3

for paragraph 12 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“12

In the Wandsworth Common Act 1871^f2—

(a)

in sections 4 and 37, for the words `deposited plan' there shall be substituted the words `plan deposited for the purposes of this Act with the clerk of the peace for the county of Surrey'; and

(b)

in section 44, for references to the Conservators there shall be substituted references to the Greater London Council.”;

in paragraph 44 (which relates to the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1907), in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “in section 9” there shall be substituted the words “in sections 7 and 9”;

in paragraph 58 (which relates to the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1925), sub-paragraph (a)(i) shall be omitted;

for paragraph 69 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“69

In the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1935^f3—

(a)

in section 42(1), in proviso (ii), after the words `one acre' there shall be inserted the words `or one-tenth of the area of the open space whichever is the greater';

(b)

for section 52 there shall be substituted the following section—

“`52

The powers conferred upon a local authority by or in pursuance of this Part of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other powers possessed by any such authority independently of this Act.';”

(c)

in section 68, for the words `Arbitration Acts 1889 to 1934' there shall be substituted the words `Arbitration Act 1950' ^f4;

(d)

for section 75 there shall be substituted the following section—

“`75

All costs and expenses of the Greater London Council in the execution of this Act shall be defrayed, as the Council may decide—

• as expenditure for general London purposes, or

• as expenditure for special London purposes chargeable on such part of Greater London as the Council may determine.'”

; and

(e)

in section 76, for references to the Commissioners of Crown Lands there shall be substituted references to the Crown Estate Commissioners.”;

in paragraph 72 (which relates to the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1937), in sub-paragraph (g), for the words “the reference” and “a reference” there shall be substituted the word “references”;

in paragraph 77 (which relates to the Middlesex County Council Act 1944), for head (i) of sub-paragraph (g) there shall be substituted—

“(i)

in subsection (l), for the words from the beginning to `by such agreement' there shall be substituted—

“(`(1)

It shall be lawful for the owner of land (not being the council of any county or county borough or London borough or county district of a joint committee of two or more such councils) to enter into agreement with the Greater London Council that in the event of such owner or any of his successors in title desiring to sell his estate or interest in any such land or any part thereof he or his successor in title (as the case may be) shall first offer such estate or interest to the said Council for the purpose of providing a park or open space or for the purposes of the Physical Training and Recreation Act 1937^f5 at a price to be determined by or in manner provided by such agreement.'”;”;

in paragraph 78 (which relates to the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1947), in section 8(3) as substituted by sub-paragraph (d), for the words “one-twentieth” there shall be substituted the words “one-tenth”;

in paragraph 81 (which relates to the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1949), in sub-paragraph (d), for the words “`the council'” there shall be substituted the words “`the Council'”;

in paragraph 90 (which relates to the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1954), in sub-paragraph (a), before the words “Greater London” there shall be inserted the words “a public street in”;

in paragraph 93 (which relates to the Middlesex County Council Act 1956), in sub-paragraph (a), the reference to section 81 of the said Act shall be omitted;

after paragraph 97 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“97A

In the Surrey County Council Act 1958^f6, section 30 shall apply in the London boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton and Sutton and, in such application, for references to the county council of the county of Surrey there shall be substituted references to the Greater London Council.”;

in paragraph 100 (which relates to the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1961), sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; and

in paragraph 103 (which relates to the River Ravensbourne, &c. (Improvement and Flood Prevention) Act 1961), in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “Kent on” and, in sub-paragraph (g), for the expression “`council'” there shall be substituted the words “Kent or” and the expression “`Council'” respectively.

in the entry relating to the London Council (General Powers) Act 1890, in the first column, for the expression “c. ccxlii.” there shall be substituted the expression “c. ccxliii.”;

in the entry relating to the London County Council (Lambeth Bridge) Act 1924, in the third column, after the words “In section 41, the words from `the council of'” there shall be inserted the words “where first occurring”;

in the entry relating to the London and Middlesex (Improvements, &c.) Act 1936, in the third column, the words from “Subject to the provisions” onwards shall be omitted; and

in the entry relating to the River Ravensbourne, &c. (Improvement and Flood Prevention) Act 1961, in the third column, after the words “In section 23(1), the words from `in the case of'” there shall be inserted the words “where first occurring”.