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2(1)Section 134 (urban development areas) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the appropriate national authority”;
(b)for “he” substitute “the authority”.
(3)In subsection (3A), for “The Secretary of State” substitute “The appropriate national authority”.
(4)In subsection (3B), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the appropriate national authority”.
(5)After subsection (3B) insert—
“(3C)The Secretary of State may not make an order under subsection (3A) in relation to an urban development area designated under subsection (1B) except with the consent of the oversight authority.”
(6)In subsection (4), after “(1)” insert “or (1B)”.
(7)In subsection (4A), after “(1)” insert “or (1B)”.
(8)In subsection (4B), omit “(by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006)”.
(9)In subsection (4C), omit “(by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998)”.
(10)In subsection (5)—
(a)omit paragraph (a);
(b)in paragraph (b), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the appropriate national authority”.
(11)After subsection (5) insert—
“(6)An order under subsection (3A)—
(a)in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State, is to be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;
(b)in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers, is to be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru;
(c)in the case of an order made by the Scottish Ministers, is subject to the negative procedure (see Part 2 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)).
(7)In this section, “the appropriate national authority” means—
(a)the Secretary of State in relation to England;
(b)the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales;
(c)the Scottish Ministers in relation to Scotland.”