The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976

Local Acts, orders and byelaws—General

41.—(1) This regulation shall apply to—

(a) any provision of any local Act,

any order made under any Act, or

any byelaws,

which would apart from the changes of areas effected by the order be in force on the appointed day throughout a relevant area;

(b) any provision of any Act other than a local Act which would be in force as aforesaid by reason of any application thereof by any Act, instrument or resolution,

other than—

(i) a provision relating to any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, ferry, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking, any telephone undertaking, any market undertaking or any undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas, hydraulic power or district heating;

(ii) a provision relating to any person's status, or the right of any person to be admitted, as a freeman of any place or the rights of any person by virtue of any relationship or association with such a freeman;

(iii) a protective provision for the benefit of any person; or

(iv) a provision contained in the Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act 1938.

(2) In this regulation, “relevant area” means a county, district, London borough, parish or community, Greater London, the City, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple, the Metropolitan Police District or so much of a district as is not within the said District.

(3) Any provision to which this regulation applies in force immediately before the appointed day throughout a relevant area which is altered by the order shall be in force throughout the area as altered.

(4) Any provision to which this regulation applies in force throughout such relevant areas as may be specified in relation to this paragraph in the order shall be in force throughout the area so specified in relation to the areas specified.

(5) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any provision to which this regulation applies shall cease to have effect in relation to any area transferred by the order.

(6) In any provision in relation to which paragraph (3) or (4) has effect any reference to a relevant area shall have effect as a reference to the area as altered or the area specified in accordance with paragraph (4), as the case may be.

(7) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any provision applying to property held on a charitable trust.