Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

16 Agreements about incidental matters E+W

(1) Any public bodies affected by an order under section 7 or 10 may from time to time make agreements with respect to—

(a) any property, income, rights, liabilities and expenses (so far as affected by the order) of the parties to the agreement;

(b) any financial relations between the parties to the agreement.

(2) Such an agreement may in particular provide—

(a) for the transfer or retention of any property, rights and liabilities, with or without conditions, and for the joint use of any property;

(b) for the making of payments by any party to the agreement in respect of—

(i) property, rights and liabilities so transferred or retained;

(ii) such joint use; or

(iii) the remuneration or compensation payable to any person;

(c) for any such payment to be made by instalments or otherwise;

(d) for interest to be charged on any such instalments.

(3) In default of agreement about any disputed matter, the matter is to be referred to the arbitration of a single arbitrator—

(a) agreed on by the parties; or

(b) in default of agreement, appointed by the Secretary of State.

(4) The arbitrator's award may make any provision that could be contained in an agreement under this section.

(5) In subsection (3) “disputed matter” means any matter that—

(a) could be the subject of provision contained in an agreement under this section; and

(b) is the subject of a dispute between two or more public bodies that is not resolved by or under any order or regulations under this Chapter.

(6) In this section “public body” includes a parish council.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 16 applied (with modifications) by 1972 c. 70, s. 12(2) (as amended) (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 11(3)(a); S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 16 in force at 1.11.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(a)