PART 8London

CHAPTER 2Mayoral development corporations

Dissolution

216Transfers of property, rights and liabilities

(1)

The Mayor may at any time make a scheme (a “transfer scheme”) transferring to a permitted recipient, upon such terms as the Mayor considers appropriate, any property, rights or liabilities which are for the time being vested in an MDC.

(2)

A transfer scheme may provide for a transfer to a person within paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of the definition of “permitted recipient” in subsection (4) only if the person consents.

(3)

The Mayor must publish a transfer scheme as soon after it is made as is reasonably practicable.

(4)

In this section—

“company” means—

(a)

a company within the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006, or

(b)

a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1965 or the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969;

“functional body” has the meaning given by section 424(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

“permitted recipient” means—

(a)

the Greater London Authority,

(b)

a functional body other than the MDC concerned,

(c)

a company that is a subsidiary of the Greater London Authority,

(d)

a London borough council,

(e)

the Common Council of the City of London, or

(f)

any other person;

“subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.