Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

152 Fire precautions and home insulation.E+W+S

(1)The Secretary of State may make an order under this section directing that, subject to the provisions of the order, an urban development corporation shall have in its area (or in such part of its area as may be specified in the order)—

(a)the functions of a fire authority under the M1Fire Precautions Act 1971;

(b)the power of a local authority under section 36 of that Act (power to make loans to meet expenditure on certain alterations to buildings occasioned by the Act); and

(c)the functions of a local authority under any scheme made by virtue of [F1section 521 of the M2Housing Act 1985][F1section [F2252 of the M3Housing (Scotland) Act 1987]] (schemes for the making of grants towards the cost of works undertaken to improve the thermal insulation of dwellings).

(2)On the order coming into force, the corporation shall have the functions conferred in relation to the area (or part) instead of or concurrently with any such authority, depending on the terms of the order.

(3)The order may provide that any enactment under which the corporation is to exercise functions by virtue of the order shall have effect in relation to the corporation and, where the corporation is to have any function concurrently with another authority, in relation to that authority, as modified by the order.

(4)The order shall have effect subject to such savings and transitional and supplementary provisions as may be specified in the order.

(5)The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(6)No order under this section shall have effect until approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F1Words “section 521 of the Housing Act 1985" substituted (E.W.) for the words from “section" up to but not including “(schemes" by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 46(2)

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