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The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1987

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1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1987, and shall come into force on 22nd July 1987.

Specified property

2.—(1) There shall vest in each council mentioned below the property described in column 1 of the Schedule so mentioned in relation to that Council.

CouncilSchedule
Birmingham City Council1
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council2
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council3
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council4
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council5

(2) Where any property mentioned in column (1) of a Schedule is registered with Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the relevant title number is set out in column (2).

3.  The two parcels of land at the rear of 65 and 67 George Eliot Road, Coventry, registered with Her Majesty’s Land Registry under title numbers WM 298417 and WM 147727 shall vest in Coventry City Council.

4.  There shall vest in each council to which property is transferred by article 2 or 3 above all rights and liabilities of the West Midlands Residuary Body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that property.

Occupied dwellings

5.  All rights and liabilities of the West Midlands Residuary Body in any property acquired or appropriated by the West Midlands County Council for or in connection with its functions relating to highways, streets and bridges and road traffic which at the making of this Order is let or licensed as a dwelling by the council of a district in the county of West Midlands shall vest in that council.

Other property, rights and liabilities

6.—(1) All property, rights and liabilities of the West Midlands Residuary Body in relation to each item mentioned below are hereby transferred to the council mentioned below in respect of that item–

Coventry City CouncilA debenture dated 17th December 1982 created by the University of Warwick Science Park Limited.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilShares in Freeports Limited and West Midlands Freeport Limited.
Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilThe agreement dated 29th March 1984 between the West Midlands County Council and the Walsall Chamber of Commerce relating to the Training Centre at Willenhall Road, Darlaston.

(2) The shares transferred by paragraph (1) to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council shall be held by that council for the joint use and benefit of itself and of the other district councils in the county of West Midlands.

7.  Where on 1st April 1986 by virtue of section 263 of the Highways Act 1980(1) any highway vested in the council of any district in West Midlands, any interest of the West Midlands Residuary Body in any land below such highway shall vest in that council.

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