Town Development Act 1952 (c. 54)

Participation in town development of authorities other than council of receiving district E+W

10 Contributions to authorities participating from the Exchequer and local authorities benefited. E+W

(1) The Minister may, in pursuance of undertakings in that behalf given by him with the approval of the Treasury, make to an authority participating in development to which section two of this Act applies contributions towards expenses incurred or to be incurred by them in relation to the development—

(a) in the case of the council of the county in which the development is carried out, or of a county in which part of it is carried out, of any of the kinds specified in subsection (2) of that section, or

(b) in the case of any other authority, of any of the kinds specified in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of the said subsection (2), or of a kind specified in paragraph (b) thereof so far as incurred for the purposes of an operation mentioned in paragraph (d) thereof or in acquiring land in substitution for land used for such purposes.

(2) Section three of this Act shall have effect in relation to contributions under the preceding subsection with the substitution of references to the preceding subsection for references in the said section three to section two of this Act and of references to an authority participating for references in the said section three to such a council as is therein mentioned.

(3) Where the council of a [F1 . . . F2 district or [F3 London borough]] are satisfied that the provision of accommodation by any town development within the meaning of this Act will relieve congestion or over-population in their area, they may, in pursuance of undertakings in that behalf given by them . . . F4 , make contributions to any authority participating in the development towards expenses incurred by them in relation to the development.

A council, when giving an undertaking under this subsection, may lay down, as conditions to which payment of the contributions undertaken to be made is to be subject, such conditions as it may appear to that council to be expedient to impose for securing the intended relief from congestion or over-population.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 18 para. 5

F2 Words repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81: 1, 2), Sch. 34 Pt. XIV

F3 Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 8(1)

F4 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 185(3)