Part VII Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities
Land transactions—general provisions
128 Consents to land transactions by local authorities and protection of purchasers.
(1)
In any case where under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act the consent of any Minister is required to a dealing in land by a local authority, that consent may be given—
(a)
in relation to any particular transaction or transactions or in relation to a particular class of transactions; and
(b)
in relation to local authorities generally, or local authorities of a particular class, or any particular local authority or authorities; and
(c)
either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Minister concerned may specify (either generally, or in relation to any particular transaction or transactions or class of transactions).
(2)
Where under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act or under any other enactment, whether passed before, at the same time as, or after, this Act, a local authority purport to acquire, appropriate or dispose of land, then—
(a)
in favour of any person claiming under the authority, the acquisition, appropriation or disposal so purporting to be made shall not be invalid by reason that any consent of a Minister which is required thereto has not been given or that any requirement as to advertisement or consideration of objections has not been complied with, and
(b)
a person dealing with the authority or a person claiming under the authority shall not be concerned to see or enquire whether any such consent has been given or whether any such requirement has been complied with.
(3)
Notwithstanding that principal councils are authorities to whom Part II of the M1Town and Country Planning Act 1959 applies, sections 22, 23 and 26 of that Act (provisions relating to consents required for the exercise of powers of acquisition, appropriation and disposal of land) shall not apply in relation to the exercise by principal councils of powers conferred by this Part of this Act, and in section 29 of that Act (protection of purchasers) references to an authority to whom the said Part II applies shall be construed as though that expression did not include a principal council.
(4)
In this section “local authority” includes a parish meeting and the parish trustees of a parish.