Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

Invitation to prepare scheme

1 (1) The bodies which may be invited to prepare a scheme under this Schedule are, in relation to England and Wales: —

(a) a district council;

(b) a London borough council;

(c) a new town corporation ;

(d) an urban development corporation.

(2) The bodies which may be invited to prepare a scheme under this Schedule are, in relation to Scotland: —

(a) a district or general planning authority within the meaning of section 172(4) of the 1973 Act;

(b) a new town corporation ;

(c) an urban development corporation.

(3) The Secretary of State may invite any of the bodies to prepare a scheme relating to the development of an area falling within the district, borough, district or general planning authority area, new town area or urban development area (as the case may be) and send the scheme to him in accordance with this Schedule.

(4) The invitation shall be made with a view to the designation as an enterprise zone of the area for which the scheme may be prepared.

(5) The invitation-

(a) shall specify the area for which the scheme may be prepared ;

(b) may contain directions as to the drawing up of the scheme (in particular, as to its form or content or any consultations to be made).

(6) The invitation may specify an area in which publicity is to be given under paragraph 2(2)(b) below.

(7) In this paragraph—

• " new town area " means an area designated as the site of a new town by an order under section 1 of the [1965 c. 59.] New Towns Act 1965 or section 1 of the [1968 c. 16.] New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 ;

• " new town corporation " means a development corporation established under either of those Acts ;

• " urban development area " means an area designated as such under this Act;

• " urban development corporation " means a corporation established as such under this Act.