Greater London Authority Act 1999 Explanatory Notes

Section 415 and 416:  Continuity

630.Section 415 amongst other matters, contains provisions whereby acts done by the predecessor body shall be taken to have been done by the successor body, unless the transfer order or instrument provides otherwise. It also provides for the continuation of matters, including legal proceedings, which relate to any of the functions, property, rights or liabilities transferred and in the process of being done by or in relation to the transfer of. Section 416 provides for the continuation of agreements made by LRT under sub-paragraph (a) of section 3(2A) of the LRT Act 1984, notwithstanding that certain statutory functions of LRT referred to in such agreements are to be re-enacted and held by the Mayor and TfL.

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