New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968
New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (1968 c. 16)
- New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (1968 c. 16)
- New towns and their development corporations
- 1 Designation of site of new town.
- 1A Reduction of designated areas.
- 2 Establishment of development corporation for new town.
- 3 Objects and general powers of development corporation.
- 4 Restrictions on powers of development corporation.
- 5 Allocation or transfer of new town functions to existing or new development corporation.
- Planning control in new towns
- 6 Planning control in new town.
- Acquisition of land by development corporations and highway authorities
- 7 Acquisition of land by development corporation.
- 8 Acquisition of land for highways in connection with new towns.
- 9 Recording of compulsory purchase orders.
- 10 Special procedure for acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land.
- 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 12 Application of Lands Clauses Acts etc. and modification of Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963, for purposes of this Act.
- 13 Measure of compensation for acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land.
- 14 Extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired.
- Expedited completion of compulsory acquisition
- 15—17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Disposal of land by development corporations
- 18 Disposal of land by development corporation.
- 18AA Power of development corporation to dispose of housing land.
- 18A Secretary of State’s general power.
- 18B Disposal of land to comply with direction under s. 18A.
- 18C Payments under s. 18A treated as repayments.
- Powers exercisable in relation to land acquired by development corporations or highway authorities
- 19 Power to override servitudes and other rights.
- 20 Use and development of churches and burial grounds.
- 21 Use and development of open spaces.
- 22 Displacement of persons from land acquired.
- 23 Extinguishment of public rights of way over land acquired.
- 24 Provisions as to telegraphic lines.
- 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Statutory undertakers
- 26 Extinguishment of rights of way, and rights as to apparatus, of statutory undertakers.
- 27 Orders under s. 26.
- 28 Extension or modification of functions of statutory undertakers.
- 29 Procedure in relation to orders under s. 28.
- 30 Relief of statutory undertakers from obligations rendered impracticable.
- 31 Objections to orders under ss. 28 and 30.
- Provision of trolley vehicle services by development corporations
- 32 Power to authorise provision of trolley vehicle services by development corporation.
- Public services
- 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 34 Power to authorise provision of services by development corporation.
- Transfer of property and undertakings of development corporations, and their dissolution
- 35 Power of development corporation to transfer their undertakings.
- 36 Winding up of development corporation.
- 36A Application of sections 35 etc. to operators of telecommunication systems.
- 36B Additional power to dispose of property etc.
- 36C Direction and order making powers of Secretary of State.
- 36D Transfer orders.
- 36E Reduction of liability of development corporation.
- 36F Grants by Secretary of State.
- 36G Dissolution of development corporation.
- 36H Financial consequences of winding up.
- Financial and related provisions
- 37 Advances and grants by Secretary of State to development corporation.
- 37AA Grants by Secretary of State to development corporation.
- 37A Other borrowing powers of development corporations.
- 38 Provisions supplementary to s. 37.
- 38A Treasury guarantees.
- Financial reconstruction
- 38AB Power to extinguish loan obligations of development corporation.
- 38B Disposal of surplus funds of development corporations.
- 39 Accounts, audit, annual reports etc.
- 40 General provision as to expenses.
- Miscellaneous and supplementary
- 41 Application of certain enactments.
- 42 Rights of entry.
- 43 Local inquiries.
- 44 Inquiries under Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.
- 45 Service of notices.
- 46 Regulations and orders.
- 47 Interpretation.
- 48 Saving and transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
- 49 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Procedure for designating site of new town
- Making of orders under section 1
- Validity and date of operation of orders under section 1
- SCHEDULE 1A Effect of order for reduction of designated area
- Disposal of Land
- SCHEDULE 2 Constitution and proceedings of development corporations
- Apointment of members and tenure of office
- Remuneration
- Pension benefits for chairmen
- Meetings and proceedings
- Instruments, etc.
- SCHEDULE 3 Procedure for authorising compulsory acquisitions
- Acquisitions by development corporations and local highway authorities
- Special provisions applying to acquisitions by local highway authorities
- Acquisitions by Secretary of State
- Special provisions as to certain descriptions of land
- Validity and date of operation of compulsory purchase orders and certificates
- SCHEDULE 4 Procedure for authorising compulsory acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land
- Acquisitions by development corporations and local highway authorities
- Acquisitions by Secretary of State and appropriate Minister
- Modification of Schedule 3, Part V in relation to compulsory purchase orders made in pursuance of s. 10
- SCHEDULE 5 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
- Tribunal for assessment of compensation
- SCHEDULE 6 Modifications of enactments for purposes of this act
- The Lands Clauses Acts
- The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963
- SCHEDULE 8 Procedure for dealing with objections to orders under ss 23, 28 and 30
- SCHEDULE 9 Saving and transitional provisions
- SCHEDULE 10 Consequential Amendments of Enactments
- Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951
- New Towns Act 1965
- SCHEDULE 11 Repeals
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