The Local Authorities (Property Transfer) (Scotland) Order 1995

Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

11.—(1) On 1st April 1996, all such property as is vested in a regional or islands council by virtue of and wholly for the purposes of—

(a) their functions under section 34(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968(1);

(b) their function of providing accommodation and facilities for, or otherwise facilitating or supporting the performance of the functions of, reporters appointed under subsection (1) of section 36 of the said Act of 1968(2) or staff provided in pursuance of subsection (6) of that section,

shall transfer to and vest in the Administration.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1) above, on 1st April 1996, all property of reporters appointed under section 36(1) of the said Act of 1968 shall transfer to and vest in the Administration.

(3) In relation to any property which, immediately before 1st April 1996, a regional or islands council has partly for the purposes of the functions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) above, articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 above shall apply as if—

(a) the regional or islands council concerned were a disaggregating authority; and

(b) the Administration were a successor authority.

(4) Each authority specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order shall, not later than 20th October 1995, provide to the authority specified in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule opposite that entry in column 1 and to the Administration, a list of so much of its property as in its opinion will immediately before 1st April 1996 be used wholly or partly for the purposes of functions which will on and after 1st April 1996 be exercisable by the Administration.

(5) Each islands council shall, not later than 20th October 1995, provide to the Administration, a list of so much of its property as in its opinion will immediately before 1st April 1996 be used wholly or partly for the purposes of functions which will on and after 1st April 1996 be exercisable by the Administration.

(1)

1968 c. 49.

(2)

Section 36(1) was repealed in part by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 27, paragraph 185(a) and Schedule 29.