New Towns Act 1981
New Towns Act 1981 (1981 c. 64)
- New Towns Act 1981 (1981 c. 64)
- Part I New Towns and Their Development Corporations
- New towns
- 1 Designation of areas.
- 1A Local authority to oversee development of new town
- 2 Reduction of designated areas.
- Development corporations
- 3 Establishment of development corporations for new towns.
- 4 Objects and general powers of development corporations.
- 4A Powers in relation to infrastructure: England
- 5 Restrictions on powers of development corporations.
- 6 Allocation or transfer of new town functions.
- Planning control in new towns
- 7 Planning control : proposals given effect by development order.
- 7A Development corporation as planning authority in England
- 7B Arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functions in England
- 8 Features of special architectural or historic interest.
- 9 Frontages and abutments.
- Transport functions relating to new towns in England
- 9A Exercise of transport functions
- Transfer schemes: general
- 9B Transfer schemes under sections 1 and 9A: general provisions
- Acquisition of land by development corporations and highway authorities
- 10 Acquisition of land by development corporations.
- 11 Acquisition of land for highways.
- 12 Local land charges under ss. 10 and 11.
- 13 Acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land.
- 14 Application of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and modification of Land Compensation Act 1961.
- 15 Compensation for acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land.
- 16 Extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired.
- Disposal of land by development corporation
- 17 Conditions as to disposal.
- 18 Disposal to pre-acquisition occupiers.
- Powers exercisable in relation to land acquired by development corporation or highway authority
- 19 Power to override easements and other rights.
- 20 Consecrated land and burial grounds.
- 21 Open spaces.
- 22 Possession of houses.
- 23 Extinguishment of public rights of way.
- 25 Special power to create trunk roads.
- Statutory undertakers, and provision of trolley vehicle services
- 26 Extinguishment of rights of way and removal of apparatus.
- 27 Orders under s. 26.
- 28 Extension or modification of functions.
- 29 Procedure for orders under s. 28.
- 30 Relief from obligations rendered impracticable.
- 31 Objections to orders under ss. 28 and 30.
- 32 Trolley vehicle services by development corporation.
- Public health
- 33 New town may be united district for Public Health Acts.
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- Part II Transfers from and dissolution of development corporations etc.
- Functions of Welsh Ministers in relation to certain transferred property
- 35 Establishment of Commission.
- 36 Functions of Welsh Ministers
- 37 Restrictions on functions of Commission.
- 38 Local authorities and work for Commission.
- Transfer of property and undertakings of development corporations, and their dissolution
- 39 Power of development corporation to transfer undertakings.
- 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 41 Transfer of property ... and dissolution of corporation.
- 41A Part 2: interpretation
- Part III . . .
- Part IV Finance
- General financial provisions
- 58 Advances and grants to development corporations ....
- 58A Grants to development corporations ....
- 59 Other borrowing powers of development corporations ....
- 60 Limit on borrowing by development corporations ...
- 61 Provisions supplemental to s. 58.
- 62 Treasury guarantees.
- Financial reconstruction
- 62A Power to extinguish loan obligations of development corporations.
- 62B Power to suspend loan obligations of development corporations and Commission.
- Payments to Secretary of State
- 63 Secretary of State’s general power.
- 64 Disposal of land to comply with direction under s. 63.
- 65 Disposal of surplus funds.
- 66 Payments under ss. 63 and 65 treated as repayments.
- Part V General and Supplemental
- Accounts and audit
- 67 Accounts of ... development corporations.
- 68 Audit.
- 69 Secretary of State’s accounts.
- Reports and information
- 70 Reports.
- 71 Information.
- Miscellaneous
- 72 Application and exclusion of certain enactments.
- 73 Rights of entry.
- 74 Local inquiries.
- 75 Service of notices.
- 76 Ecclesiastical property.
- 77 Regulations and orders.
- 78 Meaning etc. of “appropriate Minister”.
- 79 Meaning of “statutory undertakers” and “operational land”.
- 80 General interpretation provisions.
- 81 Saving and transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
- 82 Short title, extent and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Procedure for Designating Area
- Application of Schedule: Wales only
- Making of orders under section 1
- Validity and date of operation of orders under section 1
- SCHEDULE 2 Effect of Order for Reduction of Designated Area
- Disposal of land
- Licensing
- “Excluded land”
- SCHEDULE 3 Constitution and Proceedings of Development Corporations
- Appointment of members and tenure of office
- Remuneration
- Pension benefits for chairmen
- Meetings and proceedings
- Delegation of planning functions
- Instruments, etc.
- SCHEDULE 4 Procedure for Authorising Compulsory Acquisitions
- Acquisitions by development corporations and local highway authorities
- Special provisions applying to acquisitions by local highway authorities
- Acquisitions by the Secretary of State
- Special provisions as to certain descriptions of land
- Validity and date of operation of compulsory purchase orders and certificates
- SCHEDULE 5 Procedure for Authorising Compulsory Acquisition of Statutory Undertakers’ Operational Land
- Acquisitions by development corporations and local highway authorities
- Acquisitions by Secretary of State
- Modification of Schedule 4 Part V in relation to compulsory purchase orders made in pursuance of s. 13
- SCHEDULE 6 Modifications of Enactments for Purposes of this Act
- Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
- Land Compensation Act 1961
- SCHEDULE 7 Assessment of Compensation to Statutory Undertakers
- Measure of compensation
- Exclusion of paragraph 1 at option of statutory undertakers
- Procedure for assessing compensation where paragraph 1 applies
- SCHEDULE 8 Procedure for Dealing with Objections to Orders Under sections 23, 28 and 30
- SCHEDULE 9 Additional Provisions as to the Commission
- Appointment, resignation and removal of members
- Remuneration, pensions, et ceteralaetc., of members
- Committees
- Remuneration and expenses of members of committees
- Quorum, procedure and validity of proceedings of Commission and committees
- Sealing and execution of documents
- Power to dissolve Commission
- Delegation of powers
- SCHEDULE 10 Additional Provisions as to Transfer ... of Property of Development Corporation
- SCHEDULE 11 Saving and Transitional Provisions
- General
- Advances ... to development corporations under previous enactments
- Saving as to certain provisions relating to housing
- Land Compensation Act 1961
- National Loans Act 1968
- Land Compensation Act 1973
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- Schedule 25 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
- SCHEDULE 12 Consequential Amendments
- Licensing Act 1964 c. 26
- National Loans Act 1968 c. 13
- New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 c. 16
- Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 c. 34
- Post Office Act 1969 c. 48
- Land Compensation Act 1973 c. 26
- Water Act 1973 c. 37
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 c. 24
- Community Land Act 1975 c. 77
- Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 c. 75
- Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 c. 80
- Rent Act 1977 c. 42
- National Health Service Act 1977 c. 49
- Housing Act 1980 c. 51
- Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 c. 65
- British Telecommunications Act 1981 c. 38
- SCHEDULE 13 Repeals
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