The London Authorities (Property etc.) Order 1964

10.—(1) This article applies to the following lands in Greater London—

• lands held by the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey for planning purposes;

• lands held by the county council of Essex under section 5 (Further powers to Council to acquire land) or 121 (Acquisition of land for county roads or amenities) of the Essex County Council Act 1933 or section 15 (Development of land) of the Essex County Council Act 1952, by the county council of Hertfordshire under section 12 (Acquisition of land for county roads, amenities etc.) of the Hertfordshire County Council Act 1935 or section 9 (Acquisition of derelict land) or 10 (Development of land) of the Hertfordshire County Council Act 1960, by the county council of Kent under section 13 (Acquisition of derelict land) or 14 (Development of land) of the Kent County Council Act 1958 or by the county council of Surrey under section 5 (Further powers to Council to acquire land) or 68 (Acquisition of land for county roads and amenities) of the Surrey County Council Act 1931, and not allocated to any purpose for which land may be acquired;

• any lands held by the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey and on 31st March 1965 no longer required for the purposes for which they are held,

other than—

(a) Green Belt land vested in the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey; and

(b) land described in article 11(8).

(2) Any land to which this article applies and all liabilities attaching to the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey, as the case may be, in respect of such land shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in or attach to the council of the London borough in which the land or the greater part of the area thereof is situated, and

(a) all contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements and other instruments sub-sisting in favour of, or against, and all notices in force which were given by, or to, the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey, as the case may be, in respect of such land and liabilities shall be of full force and effect in favour of, or against, the council of the London borough; and

(b) any action or proceeding or any cause of action or proceeding, pending or existing at 1st April 1965, by, or against, the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey, as the case may be, in respect of such land and liabilities shall not be prejudicially affected by reason of the Act, and may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, the council of the London borough.