Town Development Act 1952

12Provision for establishment of joint bodies and participation by them

(1)Where it appears to the Minister, on application in that behalf by two or more councils each of them being the council of a county borough or county district, to be expedient, in connection with need of theirs for securing by town development within the meaning of this Act in a locality outside their areas relief for congestion or over-population in their areas, that a joint body consisting of representatives of those councils should be established in order to facilitate participation on their behalf in the development, he may by order provide for the establishment of such a joint body for that purpose.

(2)An order under this section shall make provision as to the functions of the joint body, and may—

(a)provide for rendering applicable to the joint body, in relation to the development, all or any of the provisions of this Act as to authorities, or authorities of a particular kind, eligible to participate or participating, subject to such modifications as appear to the Minister to be requisite in consequence of the fact that the action provided for is action on the part of a joint body and not of the council of a county borough or a county district; and

(b)direct that any statutory provisions relating to matters with which action on the part of the joint body is concerned shall have effect subject to any such modifications as aforesaid.

(3)A joint body established under this section shall be a body corporate by such name as may be determined by the order, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and power to hold land for the purposes of their functions without licence in mortmain.

(4)An order under this section may make such provision as the Minister considers expedient with respect to the constitution of the joint body and for determining the manner in which their expenses are to be defrayed.

(5)Before making an order under this section the Minister shall inform the council of the receiving district, or each of such districts if more than one, and any authorities eligible to participate who did not join in the application but who appear to him to be concerned, of the provision which he proposes to make by the order, and shall give them an opportunity of making representations.

(6)An order under this section may be varied by a subsequent order made by the Minister with the assent of the constituent councils.