Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

145 The Commission for the New Towns: orders for dissolution

(1) In Schedule 9 to the [1981 c. 64.] New Towns Act 1981 (additional provisions as to the Commission for the New Towns) paragraph 7 (power to dissolve Commission) is amended as follows.

(2) After sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Any order under this paragraph may—

(a) establish new bodies corporate to receive any property, rights, liabilities or obligations vested by an order under this paragraph;

(b) amend, repeal or otherwise modify any enactment for the purpose of enabling any body established under any enactment to receive such property, rights, liabilities or obligations.”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (3) (incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision) for the words from “amendments” to the end substitute “provisions amending, repealing or otherwise modifying any enactment.”.

(4) For sub-paragraph (7) (interpretation) substitute—

“(7) In this paragraph—

• “accountable public authority” means a body established under this paragraph or any other enactment;

• “enactment” includes any instrument made under any enactment.”.