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| Assumption of certain functions of Regulator. |
12. Schedule 4 (which makes provision for the transfer to the Authority of certain functions of the Regulator and of associated property, rights and liabilities) has effect.
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| Assumption of Board's functions relating to transport police. |
13. - (1) Schedule 5 (which transfers to the Authority the functions of the Board relating to the British Transport Police and associated property, rights and liabilities) has effect.
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(2) The Authority shall exercise its functions relating to the British Transport Police Force in such manner and to such extent as appears to the Authority to be best calculated to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of that Force; and section 7 does not apply to those functions.
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14. - (1) Schedule 6 (which makes provision for the transfer to the Authority of the remaining property, rights and liabilities of the Board) shall have effect.
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(2) Any property, rights and liabilities which are transferred to the Authority by virtue of Schedule 6 but are not required by the Authority for the discharge of any of its other functions shall be disposed of or otherwise dealt with by the Authority-
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(a) in accordance with directions given to it by the Secretary of State, and |
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(b) subject to that, in the way which appears to the Authority most economic and efficient. |
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(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) (and subject to directions given to it by the Secretary of State), the Authority may (in particular)-
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(a) retain and manage property, |
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(b) develop land with a view to disposing of it, and |
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(c) acquire land for the purpose of developing it with the land which it adjoins. |
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(4) Section 7 does not apply to the functions in subsections (2) and (3).
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| Transfer schemes. |
15. Schedule 7 (which makes provision for the making of transfer schemes by the Authority) has effect.
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| Incidental powers. |
16. - (1) The Authority may do anything which it considers-
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(a) is necessary or appropriate for or for facilitating, or |
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(b) is incidental or conducive to, |
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the exercise of any of its functions.
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(2) In particular, the Authority may-
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(a) enter into agreements, |
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(b) acquire or dispose of property, |
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(d) form bodies corporate or acquire or dispose of interests in bodies corporate, and |
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(e) promote or assist in the promotion of publicity. |
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(3) But the Authority may not promote private bills in Parliament or apply for orders under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992.
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(4) This section has effect subject to any provision of this Act, or of any other enactment, limiting the powers of the Authority.
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