New Towns (Amendment) Act 1994

1994 Chapter 5

An Act to amend Schedule 9 to the New Towns Act 1981.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1Delegation of powers

In Schedule 9 to the [1981 c. 64.] New Towns Act 1981 (which makes provision as to the Commission for the New Towns)—

a

in paragraph 5(2) (quorum etc. of committees)—

i

for “committee set up under paragraph 3 above” there shall be substituted “committee or sub-committee of the Commission”, and

ii

after “the committee” in each place there shall be inserted “or sub-committee”,

b

in paragraph 5(3) (validity of proceedings) for “such a committee” there shall be substituted “a committee or sub-committee of the Commission”, and

c

there shall be added at the end—

Delegation of powers

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Anything authorised or required to be done by the Commission under this Act, or any other enactment—

a

may be done by any member of the Commission, or of its staff, who has been authorised for the purpose, whether generally or specially, by the Commission, or

b

may be done by any committee or sub-committee of the Commission which has been so authorised.

2Short title and extent

1

This Act may be cited as the New Towns (Amendment) Act 1994.

2

This Act extends to England and Wales only.