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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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New Towns Act 1981

1981 CHAPTER 64

Contents

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  1. Part I

    New Towns and Their Development Corporations

    1. New towns

      1. 1. Designation of areas

      2. 2. Reduction of designated areas

    2. Development corporations

      1. 3. Establishment of development corporations for new towns

      2. 4. Objects and general powers of development corporations

      3. 5. Restrictions on powers of development corporations

      4. 6. Allocation or transfer of new town functions

    3. Planning control in new towns

      1. 7. Planning control

      2. 8. Features of special architectural or historic interest

      3. 9. Frontages and abutments

    4. Acquisition of land by development corporations and highway authorities

      1. 10. Acquisition of land by development corporations

      2. 11. Acquisition of land for highways

      3. 12. Local land charges under ss. 10 and 11

      4. 13. Acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land

      5. 14. Application of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and modification of Land Compensation Act 1961

      6. 15. Compensation for acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land

      7. 16. Extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired

    5. Disposal of land by development corporation

      1. 17. Conditions as to disposal

      2. 18. Disposal to pre-acquisition occupiers

    6. Powers exercisable in relation to land acquired by development corporation or highway authority

      1. 19. Power to override easements and other rights

      2. 20. Consecrated land and burial grounds

      3. 21. Open spaces

      4. 22. Possession of houses

      5. 23. Extinguishment of public rights of way

      6. 24.

      7. 25. Special power to create trunk roads

    7. Statutory undertakers, and provision of trolley vehicle services

      1. 26. Extinguishment of rights of way and removal of apparatus

      2. 27. Orders under s. 26

      3. 28. Extension or modification of functions

      4. 29. Procedure for orders under s. 28

      5. 30. Relief from obligations rendered impracticable

      6. 31. Objections to orders under ss. 28 and 30

      7. 32. Trolley vehicle services by development corporation

    8. Public health

      1. 33. New town may be united district for Public Health Acts

      2. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Commission for The New Towns and Transfers From and Dissolution of Development Corporations

    1. Commission for the New Towns

      1. 35. Establishment of Commission

      2. 36. Functions of Commission

      3. 37. Restrictions on functions of Commission

      4. 38. Local authorities and work for Commission

    2. Transfer of property and undertakings of development corporations, and their dissolution

      1. 39. Power of development corporation to transfer undertakings

      2. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 41. Transfer of property to Commission and dissolution of corporation

  3. Part III

    . .

  4. Part IV

    Finance

    1. General financial provisions

      1. 58. Advances and grants to development corporations and Commission

      2. 58A. Grants to development corporations and Commission

      3. 59. Other borrowing powers of development corporations and Commission

      4. 60. Limit on borrowing by development corporations and Commission

      5. 61. Provisions supplemental to s. 58

      6. 62. Treasury guarantees

    2. Financial reconstruction

      1. 62A. Power to extinguish loan obligations of development corporations

      2. 62B. Power to suspend loan obligations of development corporations and Commission

    3. Payments to Secretary of State

      1. 63. Secretary of State’s general power

      2. 64. Disposal of land to comply with direction under s. 63

      3. 65. Disposal of surplus funds

      4. 66. Payments under ss. 63 and 65 treated as repayments

  5. Part V

    General and Supplemental

    1. Accounts and audit

      1. 67. Accounts of Commission and development corporations

      2. 68. Audit

      3. 69. Secretary of State’s accounts

    2. Reports and information

      1. 70. Reports

      2. 71. Information

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 72. Application and exclusion of certain enactments

      2. 73. Rights of entry

      3. 74. Local inquiries

      4. 75. Service of notices

      5. 76. Ecclesiastical property

      6. 77. Regulations and orders

      7. 78. Meaning etc. of “appropriate Minister”

      8. 79. Meaning of “statutory undertakers” and “operational land”

      9. 80. General interpretation provisions

      10. 81. Saving and transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals

      11. 82. Short title, extent and commencement

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Procedure for Designating Area

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Effect of Order for Reduction of Designated Area

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Constitution and Proceedings of Development Corporations

  9. SCHEDULE 4

    Procedure for Authorising Compulsory Acquisitions

  10. SCHEDULE 5

    Procedure for Authorising Compulsory Acquisition of Statutory Undertakers’ Operational Land

  11. SCHEDULE 6

    Modifications of Enactments for Purposes of this Act

  12. SCHEDULE 7

    Assessment of Compensation to Statutory Undertakers

  13. SCHEDULE 8

    Procedure for Dealing with Objections to Orders Under sections 23, 28 and 30

  14. SCHEDULE 9

    Additional Provisions as to the Commission

  15. SCHEDULE 10

    Additional Provisions as to Transfer to Commission of Property of Development Corporation

  16. SCHEDULE 11

    Saving and Transitional Provisions

  17. SCHEDULE 12

    Consequential Amendments

  18. SCHEDULE 13

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to new towns and connected matters, being (except for section 43 of the New Towns Act 1965 and sections 126 and 127 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and certain related provisions) enactments which apply only to England and Wales.

[30th October 1981]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended by Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), Sch. 2 para. 5

Act extended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 16(1), 18(2), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(xxx); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

C2Power to delegate certain powers conferred by Housing Act 1985 (c. 68, SIF 61), s. 30(2)(a)

C3Act modified by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(9)(j) (with s. 67(3), Sch. 8 para. 33)

C4Act extended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xli) (with s. 67(3), Sch. 8 para. 33)

C5Act extended by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 58, Sch. 2 para. 1(1)

C6Act modified by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 58, Sch. 2 para. 1(2)

Act modified (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 16(1), 18(2), Sch. 4 para. 2(10)(g); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

C7Act extended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xxvi) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C8Act modified by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(10)(viii) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C9Act amended by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(11)(iv) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C10Act amended by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 2(2)(f ) (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1))

C11Act modified by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 3(1)(g) (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1))

C12Act: definition of "new town" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 97(5), 98(2)(d), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para. 6)

C13Act (s. 11 and the other provisions of the Act so far as they have effect for the purposes of s. 11) continued (temp.) (Telford) by S.I. 1991/1980, art. 5.

Act (except ss. 69(1), 78(3)(a)): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

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