Transport (London) Act 1969

17 Disposal of London Board's statutory functions

(1) As from the vesting date the statutory provisions referred to in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule.

(2) Subject to the said Schedule 3 and to any other provision in this Act, as from the vesting date the functions of the London Board under any statutory provision other than the Act of 1962, the Act of 1968 and this Act, including any such provision passed or made between the passing of this Act and the vesting date, shall be transferred in accordance with the subsequent provisions of this section.

(3) If and so far as the statutory provision—

(a) relates to that part of the London Board's undertaking, or to property, transferred by this Act to the Executive or, as the case may be, to the designated company ; or

(b) authorises the carrying out of works designed to be used in connection with the part of the London Board's undertaking so transferred or the acquisition of land for the purpose of carrying out such works,

the functions of the London Board under that statutory provision shall be transferred to the Executive or, as the case may be, to the designated company.

(4) If the statutory provision authorises the London Board to appoint, nominate, or concur in or approve the appointment or nomination of, a member of some body or the holder of some other office—

(a) this Act shall not affect the tenure of office of any person appointed or nominated under that statutory provision before the vesting date; and

(b) subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the functions of the London Board under that statutory provision shall be transferred to the Executive, or to the designated company, or to both the Executive and the designated company acting either jointly or separately, as the Minister may by order direct.

(5) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, the functions of the London Board under any such statutory provision as is mentioned in subsection (2) of this section shall be transferred to the Executive.