The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976

Inspection of documents

82.—(1) This regulation shall apply in the circumstances set out in the entries in column (1) of the following table and in this regulation “ transferred area” means an area described in any such entry, and—

“transferor authority”, in relation to any transferred area, means an authority specified in respect of the area in column (2) in whose area the transferred area is comprised before the appointed day; and

“transferee authority”, in relation to any transferred area, means an authority specified in respect of the transferor authority in column (3) in whose area the transferred area is comprised on and after the appointed day.

TABLE

(1)	(2)	(3)
Where an area is transferred from a metropolitan county and district to a non-metropolitan county and district	The county council The district council	The county council The county council The district council
Where an area is transferred from a non-metropolitan county and district to a metropolitan county and district	The county council The district council	The county council The district council The district council
Where an area is otherwise transferred from a county and district to another county and district	The county council The district council	The county council The district council
Where an area is transferred from a district to another district in the same county	The district council	The district council
Where an area is transferred from a county and district to Greater London and a London borough	The county council The district council	The Greater London Council The London borough council
Where an area is transferred from Greater London and a London borough to a county and district	The Greater London Council The London borough council	The county council The district council
Where an area is transferred from a London borough to another such borough	The London borough council	The London borough council
Where an area is transferred from a London borough to the City, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple	The London borough council	The Common Council The Sub-Treasurer The Under Treasurer
Where an area is transferred from the City, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple to a London borough	The Common Council The Sub-Treasurer The Under Treasurer	The Greater London Council The London borough council
Where an area is transferred from the City to the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple	The Common Council	The Sub-Treasurer The Under Treasurer
Where an area is transferred from the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple to the City	The Sub-Treasurer The Under Treasurer	The Common Council
Where an area is transferred from a parish or community to another such area	The parish authority or community council or where in Wales there is no community council the district council	The parish authority or community council or where in Wales there is no community council the district council
Where an area in England becomes or becomes part of a parish	The district council	The parish authority
Where an area in England ceases to be part of any parish	The parish authority	The district council

(2) As from the coming into operation of the order any officer of a transferee authority, duly authorised in that behalf, shall for the purposes of the functions of the authority by whom he is employed, be entitled during ordinary office hours to inspect and take copies of or extracts from any books or documents of a transferor authority relating to the transferred area not in the custody of the transferee authority, and a transferor authority shall supply such information and afford such assistance in relation to such books and documents as a transferee authority may reasonably require.

(3) In relation to any highways in an area transferred from a district to another district in the same county—

(a) if such highways are immediately before the appointed day being maintained by the district council by virtue of section 187(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 but will on and after that day be maintained by the county council, paragraph (2) shall apply as if the county council were a transferee authority; and

(b) if such highways are immediately before the appointed day being maintained by the county council but will on and after that day be maintained by the district council by virtue of the said section 187(2)(a), paragraph (2) shall apply as if the county council were a transferor authority.