EXPLANATORY NOTE
General provision was made, for England, in the Local Authorities (England) (Property etc.) Order 1973, for the transfer of property, liabilities, contracts, etc., notices, and actions and proceedings and causes of action or proceeding from the existing local authorities which go out of existence on 1st April 1974 to the new authorities established by or under the Local Government Act 1972 and the Water Act 1973.
The present Order—
(a) extends the provisions of the Order of 1973, effecting the transfer of further property associated with functions transferred by the Water Act 1973 to the new Water Authorities, the transfer of police property, etc.
(b) in Article 4(17), extends Schedule 1 of the principal Order (transfer of particular properties) by the inclusion of the Schedule described in that paragraph; and
(c) in Articles 5 to 9, makes further supplementary provision.