SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Amendments of the New Towns Act 1981
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1
Section 39 (power of development corporations to transfer undertakings) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “
appropriate national authority
”
.
3
In subsection (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “
appropriate national authority
”
.
4
In subsection (2A) for “in relation to Wales” substitute “
in the case of a development corporation established by the Welsh Ministers
”
.
5
In subsection (3) for “Secretary of State” substitute “
appropriate national authority
”
.
6
In subsection (4)—
a
at the beginning insert “In a case in which the appropriate national authority is the Secretary of State,”, and
b
for “Secretary of State”, where it first appears, substitute “
appropriate national authority
”
.
7
In subsection (5)—
a
for “Secretary of State” substitute “
appropriate national authority
”
, and
b
for “he” substitute “
the authority
”
.
8
For subsection (5A) substitute—
5A
No order shall be made under subsection (5) above—
a
by the Secretary of State unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons;
b
by the Welsh Ministers unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.