Part 4Parishes

C2Chapter 3Reorganisation

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Miscellaneous

I1C1C3C4C599Agreements about incidental matters

1

Any public bodies affected by a reorganisation of community governance may from time to time make agreements with respect to—

a

any property, income, rights, liabilities and expenses (so far as affected by the order) of the parties to the agreement;

b

any financial relations between the parties to the agreement.

2

Such an agreement may in particular provide—

a

for the transfer or retention of any property, rights and liabilities, with or without conditions, and for the joint use of any property;

b

for the making of payments by any party to the agreement in respect of—

i

property, rights and liabilities so transferred or retained;

ii

such joint use; or

iii

the remuneration or compensation payable to any person;

c

for any such payment to be made by instalments or otherwise;

d

for interest to be charged on any such instalments.

3

In default of agreement about any disputed matter, the matter is to be referred to the arbitration of a single arbitrator—

a

agreed on by the parties; or

b

in default of agreement, appointed by the Secretary of State.

4

The arbitrator's award may make any provision that could be contained in an agreement under this section.

5

In this section—

  • “disputed matter” means any matter that—

    1. a

      could be the subject of provision contained in an agreement under this section; and

    2. b

      is the subject of a dispute between two or more public bodies that is not resolved by or under any order or regulations under this Chapter;

  • “public body” has the same meaning as in section 16;

  • “reorganisation of community governance” means any changes made by giving effect to a community governance review.