Education and Inspections Act 2006

Property transfer schemes

2 (1) The Secretary of State may make a scheme (a “property transfer scheme”) providing for the transfer to the Office or the new Chief Inspector of any property, rights or liabilities of any of the following—

(a) the existing Chief Inspector;

(b) the Secretary of State;

(c) the Lord Chancellor;

(d) the ALI;

(e) the CSCI.

(2) A property transfer scheme may provide for the transfer to a person other than the Office or the new Chief Inspector of any property, rights or liabilities of the ALI not transferred pursuant to sub-paragraph (1).

(3) A property transfer scheme may—

(a) create rights, or impose liabilities, in relation to property or rights transferred by virtue of the scheme;

(b) provide for things done by or in relation to persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) of sub-paragraph (1) in connection with any property, rights or liabilities transferred by the scheme to be treated as done, or to be continued, by or in relation to the person to whom the property, rights or liabilities in question are transferred;

(c) apportion property, rights and liabilities;

(d) make provision about the continuation of legal proceedings.

(4) The things that may be transferred by a property transfer scheme include—

(a) property, rights and liabilities that could not otherwise be transferred;

(b) property acquired, and rights and liabilities arising, after the making of the scheme.