Housing and Planning Act 2016

Section 206

SCHEDULE 19 Amendments to do with sections 203 and 204

Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (c. 70)

1 (1) Schedule 4 to the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit paragraph 6 and the italic heading before it.

(3) In paragraph 9 omit sub-paragraph (a).

Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)

2 (1) Schedule 28 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 6—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “work on land” insert “in Scotland”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (1A);

(c) in sub-paragraph (2), omit “or (1A)”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (4)—

(i) omit “or (1A)”;

(ii) omit “section 7 or 10 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (or”

(iii) omit “, or use of,”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i) for “at the suit (or in Scotland at the instance)” substitute “at the instance”;

(ii) omit “or 1A”.

(3) In paragraph 7, for sub-paragraph (11) substitute—

“(11) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of an urban development corporation or local highway authority, or of any body corporate, in contravention of any limitation imposed by law on its capacity by virtue of the constitution of the corporation, authority or body.”

(4) In paragraph 9, for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of an urban development corporation or local highway authority, or of any body corporate, in contravention of any limitation imposed by law on its capacity by virtue of the constitution of the corporation, authority or body.”

New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)

3 The New Towns Act 1981 is amended as follows.

4 Omit section 19.

5 In section 20, for subsection (10) substitute—

“(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of a development corporation or local highway authority, or of any body corporate, in contravention of any limitation imposed by law on their capacity by virtue of the constitution of the corporation, authority or body.”

6 In section 21, for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of a development corporation or local highway authority, or of any body corporate, in contravention of any limitation imposed by law on their capacity by virtue of the constitution of the corporation, authority or body.”

Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)

7 (1) Schedule 10 to the Housing Act 1988 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit paragraph 5 and the italic heading before it.

(3) In paragraph 6, for sub-paragraph (11) substitute—

“(11) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of a housing action trust, or of any body corporate, in contravention of any limitation imposed by law on its capacity by virtue of the constitution of the trust or body.”

(4) In paragraph 7, for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of a housing action trust, or of any body corporate, in contravention of any limitation imposed by law on its capacity by virtue of the constitution of the trust or body.”

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

8 The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows.

9 Omit section 237.

10 In section 245(4), omit paragraph (a).

11 In section 246(2), for “237” substitute “238”.

Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)

12 (1) Section 333ZB of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended as follows.

(2) For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Schedule 3 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (powers in relation to land acquired by the Homes and Communities Agency) applies in relation to the Authority and land held by it for the purposes of housing or regeneration as it applies in relation to the Homes and Communities Agency and its land.”

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) insert “, and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) omit paragraph (aa) and the “and” at the end of it.

(4) In the heading, omit “acquired or”.

Planning Act 2008 (c. 29)

13 The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows.

14 In section 194, omit subsection (1).

15 Omit Schedule 9.

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)

16 In Schedule 3 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, omit Part 1.

Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)

17 In section 208 of the Localism Act 2011, for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Schedule 3 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (powers, in relation to land of the Homes and Communities Agency, to extinguish public rights of way, and in relation to burial grounds and consecrated land) applies in relation to an MDC and its land as it applies in relation to the Homes and Communities Agency and its land.”

Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7)

18 In section 32 of the Infrastructure Act 2015, omit subsections (6), (7), (8) and (10).