Development of Rural Wales Act 1976

1. Introductory Text

2. Development Board for Rural Wales

   1. 1. Establishment and general function of Development Board for Rural Wales

   2. 2. Directions of the Secretary of State to the Board

   3. 3. Duties of the Board

   4. 4. General powers of the Board

   5. 5. New towns within the Board's area

   6. 6. Acquisition of land

   7. 7. Overseas aid

   8. 8. Assistance to the Board from public authorities and others

   9. 9. Borrowing powers of the Board

   10. 10. Treasury guarantees

   11. 11. Financing of the Board out of public money

   12. 12. Limit on public money made available to the Board

   13. 13. Disposal of surplus funds of the Board

   14. 14. Accounts of the Board and other information

   15. 15. Powers of entry

   16. 16. Power of the Board to obtain information about land

   17. 17. Disclosure to the Board of information about businesses in its area

   18. 18. Housing subsidy

   19. 19. Modified rent rebate subsidy

   20. 20. Rent rebates by the Board

   21. 21. Financial assistance towards tenant's removal expenses

   22. 22. Exclusion of dwellings from sections 18 to 21 and the rent rebate scheme

3. Provisions about the Welsh Development Agency

   1. 23. Amendments of Welsh Development Agency Act 1975

   2. 24. Transfer to the Board of industrial property of the Welsh Development Agency

4. Provision for staff of the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas

   1. 25. Provision for staff of the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas

5. Financial assistance to social bodies in Wales

   1. 26. Financial assistance to bodies contributing to the social development of Wales

6. Supplemental

   1. 27. Amendments of Acts

   2. 28. Service of notices

   3. 29. Regulations, orders and directions

   4. 30. Crown land

   5. 31. Exemption from development land tax

   6. 32. Exemption from stamp duty

   7. 33. Expenses

   8. 34. Interpretation

   9. 35. Citation, commencement and extent

7. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Development Board for Rural Wales

      1. Incorporation and status

         1. 1. As from the day appointed for section 1 of this...

         2. 2. (1) The Board shall not be regarded as the servant...

      2. Appointment and tenure of members

         1. 3. (1) The Board shall consist of such number of members,...

         2. 4. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—...

         3. 5. (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the chairman,...

         4. 6. If the chairman or deputy chairman ceases to be a...

         5. 7. A person who ceases to be a member shall be...

      3. Disqualification of members

         1. 8. In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      4. Staff

         1. 9. (1) The Board shall, with the approval of the Secretary...

         2. 10. Subject to paragraph 9 above, the staff of the Board...

      5. Remuneration

         1. 11. The Board shall pay to each of its members and...

         2. 12. The Board shall make such provision as may be determined...

         3. 13. Where a person ceases to be a member of the...

         4. 14. The Board may, in the case of such of its...

         5. 15. Where an employee of the Board who is a participant...

         6. 16. Except so far as the Board is satisfied that adequate...

      6. Conduct of the Board's affairs

         1. 17. Every report made to the Secretary of State under section...

         2. 18. If the Board establishes committees to discharge or assist it...

         3. 19. Subject to any direction given to the Board under section...

         4. 20. (1) A member of the Board or of any committee...

         5. 21. The validity of proceedings of the Board or a committee...

         6. 22. A person dealing with the Board, or with a person...

      7. Documents

         1. 23. The seal of the Board shall be authenticated by the...

         2. 24. A certificate signed by the chief executive that any instrument...

         3. 25. Every document purporting— (a) to be an instrument made or...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Members of Staff of Dissolved Development Corporations

      1. Terms of employment of transferred staff

         1. 1. In the case of any person to be employed by...

      2. Compensation for members or staff of development corporations

         1. 2. The Secretary of State may pay to any person who...

         2. 3. The Secretary of State shall by regulations require the Board...

         3. 4. Different regulations may be made under paragraph 3 above in...

         4. 5. Regulations under paragraph 3 above— (a) may prescribe the procedure...

      3. Continuity of employment

         1. 6. For the purposes of— (a) the Redundancy Payments Act 1965...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      The New Towns Code

      1. PART I Planning Control

         1. 1. (1) Where proposals submitted by the Board under section 3(1)(b)...

      2. PART II Acquisition of Land for Roads by Local Highway Authority or the Secretary of State

         1. 2. (1) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the...

      3. PART III Procedure on Compulsory Acquisition

         1. Acquisitions by the Board or a local highway authority

            1. 3. (1) Where land is to be acquired by means of...

            2. 4. (1) After submitting the order to the Secretary of State,...

            3. 5. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6 below in any...

            4. 6. (1) If any objection is duly made to the order...

            5. 7. As soon as may be after the order has been...

            6. 8. The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for...

         2. Special provisions as to acquisitions by local highway authorities

            1. 9. (1) Except in a case falling within sub-paragraph (2) below,...

            2. 10. Where there is submitted to the Secretary of State a...

         3. Acquisitions for roads by the Secretary of State

            1. 11. (1) Where land is to be acquired by means of...

            2. 12. Where the Secretary of State proposes to make such an...

            3. 13. Paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 above shall have...

         4. Special provisions as to local authority and National Trust land and commons and allotments

            1. 14. In so far as a compulsory purchase order made under...

            2. 15. (1) In so far as a compulsory purchase order made...

         5. Alternative procedure for acquiring operational land of statutory undertakers

            1. 16. (1) In the case of operational land of statutory undertakers—...

            2. 17. An application by the Board or local highway authority for...

            3. 18. As soon as may be after submitting the application to...

            4. 19. (1) If no objection is duly made by any of...

            5. 20. A compulsory purchase order made on such an application shall...

            6. 21. As soon as may be after a compulsory purchase order...

            7. 22. A compulsory purchase order made by the Secretary of State...

            8. 23. Where the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister propose...

            9. 24. Paragraphs 19 and 21 of this Schedule shall have effect...

         6. Validity and date of operation of compulsory purchase orders and certificates

            1. 25. (1) If a person aggrieved by a compulsory purchase order,...

            2. 26. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 25 above, a compulsory...

            3. 27. Paragraphs 25 and 26 of this Schedule shall not apply...

            4. 28. Paragraphs 25 to 27 above shall, in their application to...

         7. Registration as local land charge

            1. 29. A compulsory purchase order made under the new towns code...

      4. PART IV Acquisition of Land : Supplementary Provisions

         1. Modifications of Land Compensation Act 1961

            1. 30. (1) The Land Compensation Act 1961 shall, in its application...

         2. Modifications of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965

            1. 31. (1) The provisions of sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below have...

         3. Extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired

            1. 32. (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, upon the...

         4. Minerals

            1. 33. (1) A compulsory purchase order made under the new towns...

      5. PART V Special Powers in Relation to Land Acquired

         1. Land to which this Part applies

            1. 34. This Part of the new towns code applies to land...

         2. Power to override easements and other rights

            1. 35. (1) The erection, construction or carrying out, or maintenance, of...

         3. Use and development of consecrated land and burial grounds

            1. 36. (1) Any land to which this Part of the new...

         4. Use and development of open spaces

            1. 37. (1) Any land to which this Part of the new...

         5. Extinguishment of public rights of way over land acquired

            1. 38. (1) Where any land to which this Part of the...

         6. Provisions as to telegraphic lines

            1. 39. (1) Where an order under paragraph 38 above extinguishing a...

         7. Creation of trunk roads

            1. 40. The Secretary of State may direct that any road constructed...

      6. PART VI Statutory Undertakers

         1. Assessment of compensation for compulsory acquisition of statutory undertakers' operational land

            1. 41. (1) Where statutory undertakers are entitled to compensation in respect...

            2. 42. (1) Where statutory undertakers are entitled to compensation in respect...

            3. 43. (1) Where the amount of any such compensation as is...

         2. Extinguishment of rights of way, and rights as to apparatus, of statutory undertakers

            1. 44. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, this paragraph applies to...

         3. Orders under paragraph 44

            1. 45. (1) Where the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister...

         4. Extension or modification of functions of statutory undertakers

            1. 46. (1) The powers conferred by this paragraph shall be exercisable...

         5. Procedure in relation to orders under paragraph 46

            1. 47. (1) As soon as may be after making such a...

         6. Relief of statutory undertakers from obligations rendered impracticable

            1. 48. (1) Where, on a representation made by statutory undertakers, the...

         7. Objections to orders under paragraphs 46 and 48

            1. 49. (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 46 and 48 above...

      7. PART VII Procedure for Dealing with Objections to Orders under Paragraphs 38, 46 and 48

         1. 50. (1) Where the provisions of this Part of the new...

      8. PART VIII Sewerage Services

         1. 51. (1) The Secretary of State, on an application made to...

         2. 52. (1) Where the Board has, in pursuance of an order...

      9. PART IX Supplemental

         1. Local inquiries

            1. 53. (1) The Secretary of State may, for the purposes of...

         2. Service of notices under the code

            1. 54. (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any document...

         3. Ecclesiastical property

            1. 55. (1) Where the fee simple in any ecclesiastical land is...

         4. Interpretation

            1. 56. (1) In this Schedule— " acquired under the new towns...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Adaptation of Enactments in Connection with Compulsory Acquisition of Rights

      1. PART I Adaptation of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1946

         1. 1. In paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of...

         2. 2. In paragraph 10 of that Schedule (which relates to land...

         3. 3. In paragraph 11 of that Schedule (which relates to land...

         4. 4. In sub-paragraph (3) of the said paragraph 11, after the...

         5. 5. In paragraph 12 of that Schedule (which among other things...

      2. PART II Adaptation of Part I of the Act of 1965

         1. 6. In the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (hereafter in this Schedule...

         2. 7. For section 8 of the Act (which relates to cases...

         3. 8. The following provisions of the Act (which state the effect...

         4. 9. Section 11 of the Act (powers of entry) shall be...

         5. 10. Section 20 of the Act (compensation for short term tenants)...

         6. 11. Section 22 of the Act (protection of acquiring authority's possession...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      HOUSING

      1. PART I The Housing Subsidy

         1. The elements of the subsidy

            1. 1. (1) The Board shall be entitled to the basic element...

            2. 2. (1) The Board shall be entitled to the new capital...

            3. 3. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Board shall be...

         2. Reduction or discontinuance of the subsidy

            1. 4. (1) Subject to paragraph 5 below, the Secretary of State...

            2. 5. (1) Where the Board has made an agreement to which...

         3. Interpretation

            1. 6. In this Part of this Schedule— " relevant development corporation...

      2. PART II Administration

         1. 7. (1) Any subsidy under this Act shall be payable to...

      3. PART III Rent Rebates Amendments of Part II of the Housing Finance Act 1972

         1. 8. In section 20(5) (power of Secretary of State in certain...

         2. 9. In section 21 (extent to which authorities may depart from...

         3. 10. In section 22 (permitted totals of rebates), for the words...

         4. 11. In section 24 (publicity for schemes) the following amendments shall...

         5. 12. In section 26 (interpretation of Part II) the following amendments...

         6. 13. In Schedule 4 (procedure), in paragraph 1(3)(a), after the words...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Staff of Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas

      1. Scope of Schedule

         1. 1. This Schedule applies to any person employed by the Council...

      2. Terms of employment with the Agency

         1. 2. The Agency shall ensure, in the case of any person...

      3. Compensation to staff of the Council

         1. 3. (1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations require the...

         2. 4. Different regulations may be made under paragraph 3 above in...

         3. 5. Regulations under paragraph 3 above— (a) may prescribe the procedure...

      4. Continuity of employment

         1. 6. For the purposes of— (a) the Redundancy Payments Act 1965...

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      Amendments of Acts

      1. Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

         1. 1. (1) The following section shall be inserted after section 60A...

      2. Licensing Act 1964

         1. 2. In section 115 of the Licensing Act 1964 (development corporation...

         2. 3. In Schedule 10 to the Licensing Act 1964 (constitution of...

      3. New Towns Act 1965

         1. 4. In section 1 of the New Towns Act 1965 (power...

      4. Leasehold Reform Act 1967

         1. 5. (1) The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 shall be amended in...

      5. Rent Act 1968

         1. 6. In section 5 (no protected or statutory tenancy where landlord's...

      6. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968

         1. 7. In section 13(2) (additional payments to farmers in consequence of...

      7. Housing Finance Act 1972

         1. 8. In section 91(1) of the Housing Finance Act 1972 (certain...

         2. 9. In section 91A of the Housing Finance Act 1972 (certain...

      8. Land Compensation Act 1973

         1. 10. (1) Section 39 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (duty...

      9. Water Act 1973

         1. 11. (1) This paragraph has effect for the amendment of section...

      10. Housing Act 1974

          1. 12. In section 5(3) of the Housing Act 1974 (power of...

          2. 13. In section 84 of the Housing Act 1974, in the...

          3. 14. In section 99(2) of the Housing Act 1974 (provisional notices...

          4. 15. In section 105 of the Housing Act 1974 (Secretary of...

      11. Community Land Act 1975

          1. 16. (1) The Community Land Act 1975 shall be amended in...

      12. New Towns (Amendment) Act 1976

          1. 17. After section 15 of the New Towns (Amendment) Act 1976...