Areas of new towns in ScotlandS
10 Power of Secretary of State to reduce designated areas in Scotland.S
(1)After section 1 of the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 there shall be inserted the following section—
“1A Reduction of designated areas.
(1)The Secretary of State may make an order excluding any land specified in the order from the area of a new town if, after consulting—
(a)the development corporation for the town, and
(b)any regional council, district council and islands council in whose area the land is situated,
he is satisfied that it is expedient to make the order.
(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, on the coming into force of an order under subsection (1) above—
(a)the land specified in the order shall cease to be contained in the area of the new town; and
(b)the order made under section 1 above designating the land shall cease to operate as regards that land.
(3)The Secretary of State may in an order under this section make such provision by way of savings and transitional provisions (including provisions amending provisions made by or under an enactment) as he thinks fit, and subsection (2) above applies subject to any such savings and transitional provisions.
(4)Schedule 1A to this Act applies with respect to the effect of an order under this section
(5)As soon as may be after an order under this section becomes operative, the Secretary of State shall record it in the Register of Susines or the Land Register of Scotland, as the case may be.
(6)The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
(2)The Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act shall be inserted after Schedule 1 to that Act.