National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

Financial Provisions

95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

Textual Amendments

F3S. 97 repealed and superseded by Derelict Land Act 1982 (c. 42, SIF 46:1). ss. 1(12), 2(3), 5, Sch.

98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

99 Contributions by local authorities. E+W+S

(1)A local authority may defray or contribute towards, or undertake to defray or contribute towards, expenditure incurred or to be incurred for the purposes of this Act by any other local authority.

(2)In this section the expression “local authority”[F5means a local planning authority, the council of a county . . . F6 not being a local planning authority, or the council of a county district][F5means a regional, islands or district council].

(3)Where, under subsection (4) of section thirteen of this Act, the Minister directs that any power of a local planning authority under that section shall be exercisable by another authority, subsection (1) of this section shall apply as if that other authority were a local authority; and if the direction so provides the local planning authority shall be under a duty to exercise their powers under subsection (1) of this section to such extent as may be specified in the direction.

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

(5)Any expenditure incurred under this section by a local planning authority in respect of the erection of buildings or the carrying out of work by any such other authority as is mentioned in subsection (3) of this section shall be treated for the purposes of section ninety-seven of this Act as if it were expenditure incurred in the exercise of the powers of the local planning authority mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the said section ninety-seven.

(6)The council of a county . . . F6 may defray or contribute towards any expenditure [F8incurred by a river board or other drainage authority, being][F8incurred by the National Rivers Authority or an internal drainage board being] expenditure incurred for the benefit of a nature reserve managed by or under an agreement with the council or in consequence of anything done in the management of such a reserve.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words “means” to “district council” substituted (S.) for words “means” to “county district” by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) , Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 102

F8 Words beginning “incurred by the National Rivers Authority” substituted (E.W.) for words beginning “incurred by a river board” by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130) , ss. 58(7) , 101(1) , 141(6) , 160(1)(2)(4) , 163 , 189(4)–(10) , 190 , 193(1) , Sch. 25 , para. 13(2) , Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2) , 17 , 40(4) , 57(6) , 58

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

100 Payments out of moneys provided by Parliament.

There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—

(a)the expenses under this Act of the Minister of Town and Country Planning, . . . F9 and [F10the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food];

(b)any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under Part I or Part II of the M1Local Government Act 1948.

Textual Amendments

F10Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200), art. 3(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4Reference to Minister of Town and Country Planning to be construed as reference to Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1681, arts 2, 6(3), Sch. 1

Marginal Citations