http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/20/section/16/2017-04-27Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017An Act to make provision about planning and compulsory purchase; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-11-132017-04-27Part 1PlanningDevelopment of new towns by local authorities
16Development of new towns by local authorities1

The New Towns Act 1981 is amended as follows.

2

After section 1 insert—

1ALocal authority to oversee development of new town1

This section applies where the Secretary of State is considering designating an area of land in England as the site of a proposed new town in an order under section 1.

2

The Secretary of State may, in an order under section 1, appoint one or more local authorities to oversee the development of the area as a new town.

3

But a local authority may only be appointed if the area of land mentioned in subsection (1) is wholly or partly within the area of the local authority.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about how a local authority is to oversee the development of an area as a new town.

5

Regulations under subsection (4) may, for example—

a

provide that a local authority is to exercise specified functions under this Act which would otherwise be exercisable by the Secretary of State, the appropriate Minister or the Treasury;

b

provide that a local authority is to exercise such functions subject to specified conditions or limitations;

c

provide that specified functions under this Act may be exercised only with the consent of a local authority;

d

make provision about the membership of a corporation established under section 3, including the proportion of the members of the corporation who may be members of or employed by a local authority;

e

modify provisions of this Act;

f

make different provision for different purposes;

g

make incidental, supplementary or consequential provision.

6

In subsection (5)(a) the reference to “functions” does not include a power to make regulations or other instruments of a legislative character.

7

Where two or more local authorities are appointed in an order containing provision by virtue of subsection (2), the Secretary of State may in that order provide—

a

that a specified function is to be exercised by a specified local authority, or

b

that a specified function is to be exercised by two or more specified local authorities jointly.

8

In this section—

local authority” means—

a

a district council,

b

a county council, or

c

a London borough council;

specified” means specified in—

a

an order containing provision by virtue of subsection (2), or

b

regulations under subsection (4).

3

In section 77 (regulations and orders)—

a

in subsection (2), after “which” insert “ , subject to subsection (2A), ”, and

b

after subsection (2) insert—

2A

A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 1A(4) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

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<p>In section 77 (regulations and orders)—</p>
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in subsection (2), after “which” insert
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<p>A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 1A(4) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.</p>
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