The Greater Manchester Residuary Body (Winding Up) Order 1989

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the winding-up of the Greater Manchester Residuary Body in pursuance of a scheme submitted by that Body to the Secretary of State under section 67 of the Local Government Act 1985.

Articles 2 to 9 have effect on 31st August 1989 (“the transfer date”). Article 2 transfers to the council of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport immovable property which the Residuary Body has agreed to sell or which is the subject of an option to purchase, property which was occupied by the Crown Prosecution Service on 31st March 1989, the Residuary Body’s offices and part of Lawns Wood, Wigan Road, Crooke, to transfer to the council of the metropolitan borough of Stockport; and for other property to vest in the council of the district in which it is situated. Articles 2(2) to (4) make provision for the transfer of associated rights and liabilities and Article 2(5) provides for the distribution of money attributable to the disposal of property transferred to Stockport.

Article 3 transfers the Residuary Body’s interests in the Central Station Site, Manchester jointly to Manchester, Oldham, Stockport and Wigan as trustees for all the district councils in the county of Greater Manchester. Article 3 also transfers the Residuary Body’s beneficial interests in the shares of Modesole Limited to the district councils.

Article 4 provides for the distribution of monies held by the Residuary Body. Article 5 provides for the transfer to the metropolitan borough of Tameside of functions, rights and liabilities in relation to contracts of employment with the Residuary Body which terminate on or before the transfer date.

Article 6 makes provision for the transfer of the Residuary Body’s remaining rights and liabilities and Articles 7, 8 and 9 make consequential financial and administrative provision.

Article 10 provides for the submission of the Residuary Body’s final report and winds it up on 31st October 1989, transferring its remaining employment functions to Tameside and its other remaining functions to Stockport. Article 11 confers on Stockport the Residuary Body’s remaining functions in relation to its accounts.

Article 12 makes general provision for apportioning among the councils in the county the sums received and paid by Stockport or Tameside. Article 13 provides for continuity in the exercise of functions and Article 14 for the treatment of the employment of the Residuary Body’s staff who take up other local government service as continuous for superannuation purposes. Article 15 provides for the handling of complaints of maladministration by the Residuary Body and Article 16 makes provision for the determination of disputes.