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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/london-authorities-transfer-of-housing-estates-etc-order-1971/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1971/231",
  "legislation_title": "The London Authorities (Transfer of Housing Estates etc.) Order 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/london-authorities-transfer-of-housing-estates-etc-order-1971",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of article 13(3) and of Part III of Schedule 1 to this order, on 1st April 1971 any property described in any Part of the deposited Schedule and all liabilities (other than liabilities in respect of money borrowed) attaching to the Greater London Council in respect of any such property shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in or attach to the authority named in the description of such Part, and—\n(a) all contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements and other instruments subsisting in favour of, or against, and all notices in force which were given (or having effect as if they had been given) by, or to, the Greater London Council in respect of such property and liabilities shall be of full force and effect in favour of, or against, the authority named as aforesaid; and\n(b) any action or proceeding or any cause of action or proceeding, pending or existing at 1st April 1971, by, or against, the Greater London Council in respect of such property and liabilities shall not be prejudicially affected by reason of this order, and may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, the authority named as aforesaid.\n(2) One duplicate of the deposited Schedule is deposited in the offices of the Secretary of State and the other in the offices of the Greater London Council. Copies of the deposited Schedule have been deposited with the transferee authorities and shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times.\n(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall affect any grant or subsidy receivable by the Greater London Council in respect of housing accommodation transferred by that paragraph.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/231/article/3",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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