The Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2023

Made30th January 2023

Laid before Parliament6th February 2023

Coming into force27th February 2023

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 of the Localism Act 20111 (“the 2011 Act”) as modified by article 4 of, and the Schedule to, the Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions) Order 20172 (“the 2017 Order”).

The Mayor of Tees Valley has notified the Secretary of State of the designation of a Mayoral development area and of the name to be given to the Corporation for the area pursuant to section 197(6)(b) and (c) of the 2011 Act as modified by article 4, and the Schedule to, the 2017 Order.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2023 and comes into force on 27th February 2023.

Mayoral Development Area2

1

The Mayoral development area is the area of land shown bounded externally by the inside edge of the black line on the map.

2

In paragraph (1), “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to by the Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2023” of which prints signed by a Deputy Director in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have been deposited, and are available for inspection, at the offices of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and at the offices of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.

Establishment and naming of the Middlesbrough Development Corporation3

There is established a corporation for the Mayoral development area named the “Middlesbrough Development Corporation”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Dehenna DavisonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities30th January 2023

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes a corporation in relation to an area in the Tees Valley Combined Authority, designated as a Mayoral development area. The area is shown bounded externally by the inside edge of the black line of the map.

The power to designate and establish the corporation is set out in section 198 of the Localism Act 2011, as modified by Article 4 of, and the Schedule to, the Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/250).

The corporation for the area is to be called the Middlesbrough Development Corporation (article 3).

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.