Town Development Act 1952

13 Re-transfers of land, and other adjustments, after carrying out of town development

(1) Where—

(a) in the carrying out of arrangements for town development in connection with which provision has been made by agreement with the authorisation of the Minister given for the purposes of subsection (1) of section eight of this Act, or by order under section nine thereof, houses or other buildings or land have come to be held, or powers have become exercisable, by an authority whose continued holding or exercise thereof would in the opinion of the Minister be contrary to the interests of good local government, or other circumstances have arisen which in the opinion of the Minister call for adjustment or rectification in the interests thereof, and

(b) the Minister is, as respects any adjustment or rectification appearing to him to be requisite, not satisfied that adequate provision therefor has been or will be made by agreement between all authorities concerned, or satisfied that adequate provision therefor cannot be so made,

he may by order make such provision in that behalf as appears to him to be requisite.

(2) An order under this section may, without prejudice to the generality of the preceding subsection, include provision for—

(a) requiring any authority concerned to take any action similar to any of the kinds of action specified in paragraphs (d) to (g) of subsection (1) of section eight of this Act;

(b) extinguishing or restricting any powers which have become exercisable by any authority concerned for the purposes of town development and are not ordinarily exercisable by them;

(c) dissolving any joint body established under the last preceding section.

(3) An order under this section may be varied by a subsequent order made by the Minister.

(4) An order made under this section shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure.