(1) In this article—
“ the specified functions ” means —
functions under Part III (other than section 27 (Ambulance services)) of the National Health Service Act 1946, Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 and section 27 of the Midwives Act 1951;
functions under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts 1944 and 1958 ;
functions under section 77 (Provision of remand homes) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, sections 15 (Homes for the accommodation of children) and 19 (Hostels for persons under 21) of the Children Act 1948 and section 1 (Welfare of children) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963;
“ the relevant councils ” means —
in relation to the London County Council, the councils of the inner London boroughs and the London boroughs of Newham and the Common Council;
in relation to the county council of Middlesex, the councils of the London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames and the county councils of Hertfordshire and Surrey;
in relation to the county council of Essex, that council and the councils of the London boroughs of Barking, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest;
in relation to the county council of Hertfordshire, that council and the council of the London borough of Barnet;
in relation to the county council of Kent, that council and the councils of the London boroughs of Bexley and Bromley;
in relation to the county council of Surrey, that council and the councils of the London boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames and Sutton;
“ the appropriate Minister ” means —
in the case of the functions comprised in ( a ) of the definition of “the specified functions”, the Minister of Health;
in the case of the functions comprised in ( b ) thereof, the Minister of Labour;
in the case of the functions comprised in ( c ) thereof, the Secretary of State.
(2) Any property held or allocated by the London County Council or the county council of Middlesex for the purposes of the specified functions and all liabilities attaching to such council in respect of any such property shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in or attach to such body as may be agreed between the relevant councils before 1st November 1964 and approved by the appropriate Minister or, if—
(a) the appropriate Minister disagrees with such agreement, or
(b) no agreement has been reached by the relevant councils before such date,
determined by the appropriate Minister.
(3) Any property situated in Greater London held or allocated by the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey for the purposes of the specified functions shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in the corporation of a London borough or retained by such county council as may be agreed between the relevant councils before 1st November 1964 and approved by the appropriate Minister or, if—
(a) the appropriate Minister disagrees with such agreement, or
(b) no agreement has been reached by the relevant councils before such date,
determined by the appropriate Minister.
Such properties situated outside Greater London held or allocated by such county council for the said purposes as may be agreed between the relevant councils before 1st November 1964 and approved by the appropriate Minister or, if—
(a) the appropriate Minister disagrees with such agreement, or
(b) no agreement has been reached by the relevant councils before such date,
determined by the appropriate Minister shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in the corporation of the London borough so agreed or determined.
All liabilities attaching to such county council in respect of any property transferred by this paragraph to any body shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and attach to such body.
(4) All contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements and other instruments subsisting in favour of, or against, and all notices in force which were given by, or to, a county council in respect of any property or liabilities transfered by paragraph (2) or (3) to any body shall be of full force and effect in favour of, or against, such body.
(5) Any action or proceeding or any cause of action or proceeding, pending or existing at 1st April 1965, by, or against, a county council in respect of any property or liabilities transferred by paragraph (2) or (3) to any body shall not be prejudicially affected by reason of the Act, and may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, such body.
(6) In relation to any property transferred by paragraph (2) or (3) to any body, the appropriate Minister may require that such facilities as he may indicate shall, for such period and on such terms and conditions as he may indicate, be granted to any other or others of the following councils, namely the London borough councils, the Common Council and the county councils of Hertfordshire and Surrey, or in the case of any property transferred by paragraph (3) from the county council of Essex or Kent to that council, and
(i) any such requirement may from time to time be renewed, with or without modifications, or revoked,
(ii) while any such requirement is in force, no agreement as to the use of the property shall be entered into which would be incompatible with such requirement.
(7) In relation to any property, whether situated in or outside Greater London, held by the county council of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey for the purposes of the specified functions and not transferred by paragraph (3), the appropriate Minister may require that such facilities (additional to those ensured by article 4(2) in the case of any property in Greater London or the urban district of Potters Bar, Staines or Sunbury-on-Thames) as he may indicate shall, for such period and on such terms and conditions as he may indicate, be granted to any other of the relevant councils, and
(i) any such requirement may from time to time be renewed, with or without modifications, or revoked,
(ii) while any such requirement is in force, no agreement as to the use of the property shall be entered into which would be incompatible with such requirement.
(8) For the purposes of this article, any land held by the London County Council or the county council of Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey shall be deemed to have been allocated for the purposes of the specified functions if its use for such purpose has been approved by a resolution of the council.