Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

99 Directions to dispose of land– supplementary.E+W

(1)Before giving a direction to a body under section 98 above, the Secretary of State shall give them notice of his proposal to give the direction and ot its proposed contents.

(2)A body who receives a notice under subsection (1) above may make representations to the Secretary of State as to why the proposed direction should not be given or as to its proposed contents.

(3)If the body do not make such representations within a period of 42 days from the date of the notice or within such longer period as the Secretary of State may in any particular case allow, the Secretary of State may give the direction as proposed.

(4)If—

(a)a county council;

(b)a district council;

(c)

F1(d)a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;

[F2(da)

F3(db)a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;]

(e)the Commission for the New Towns, a development corporation established under the [F4M1New Towns Act 1981] or an urban development corporation established under this Act; or

(f)any authority, body or undertakers in relation to whom the Secretary of State is the appropriate Minister,

have made representations under subsection (2) above, the Secretary of State may not give a direction unless he is satisfied that the interest to which the direction would relate can be disposed of in the manner in which and on the terms and conditions on which he proposes that it shall be disposed of without serious detriment to the performance of their functions or the carrying out of their undertaking.

(5)If any other body to whom this Part of this Act applies have made such representations, the Secretary of State may not give a direction unless the appropriate Minister certifies that the interest to which the direction would relate can be disposed of in the manner in which and on the terms and conditions on which he proposes that it shall be disposed of without serious detriment to the performance of their functions of the carrying on of their undertaking.

[F5(5A)The Secretary of State need not give notice under subsection (1) above as regards a further direction revoking a previous direction given under section 98 above;

(5B)The Secretary of State need not give notice under subsection (1) as regards a further direction varying a previous direction given under section 98 above if—

(a)the variation consists only of one which omits part of the land to which the previous direction relates, or

(b)the variation is stated in the further direction to consist only of one which is made to take account of a representation of the body to whom the previous direction was given.

(5C)The contents of a direction under section 98 above may differ from its proposed contents contained in a notice given under subsection (1) above if—

(a)the difference consists only of a variation which omits part of the land referred to in the proposed contents, or

(b)the difference is stated in the direction to consist only of a variation which is made to take account of a representation of the body to whom the notice was given;

and the words “as proposed" in subsection (3) above shall have effect accordingly.

(5D)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument substitute a period specified in the order for the period of 42 days specified in subsection (3) above or for such other period as is for the time being in specified in that subsection by virtue of an order under this subsection.

(5E)No order under subsection (5D) above may substitute a period as regards a notice given before the coming into force of the order.]

(6)In this section “the appropriate Minister”—

(a)in relation to any body whoo are statutory undertakers for the purposes of any provision of Part XI of [F6the Town and Country Planning Act 1990], shall have the same meaning as in that Part of that Act, and

(b)in relation to any other body, shall have the meaning given by an order under this [F7subsection] section made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Treasury.

(7)A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection [F8(5D) or] (6) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.