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New Towns Act 1981
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[F17(1)If at any time it appears to the Secretary of State that the purposes for which the Commission exists under this Act have been substantially achieved, he may, by order, on such day as he may appoint—E+W
(a)terminate the exercise by the Commission of its functions except for the purposes of winding-up its affairs;
(b)vest in himself, any other Minister of the Crown or any accountable public authority any property, rights, liabilities or obligations of the Commission;
(c)extinguish any liability of the Commission in respect of money lent or advanced at any time by the Secretary of State to any development corporation or to the Commission;
(d)dissolve the Commission.
(2)Different days may be appointed for different purposes of this paragraph.
[F2(2A)Any order under this paragraph may—
(a)establish new bodies corporate to receive any property, rights, liabilities or obligations vested by an order under this paragraph;
(b)amend, repeal or otherwise modify any enactment for the purpose of enabling any body established under any enactment to receive such property, rights, liabilities or obligations.]
(3)Any order under this paragraph may include such incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit, including [F3provisions amending, repealing or otherwise modifying any enactment.].
(4)Any sums arising out of the vesting of property or out of property vested in a Minister of the Crown by an order under this paragraph shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund and any sums required to meet any liabilities assumed or incurred by a Minister of the Crown or to defray any expenditure of his in connection with the management of property so vested in him shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.
(5)No order containing provision for the purpose specified in sub-paragraph (1)(c) above shall be made without the consent of the Treasury; but if such provision is made the assets of the National Loans Fund shall be reduced by the aggregate amount by which the liabilities of the Commission are thereby reduced.
(6)No order under this paragraph containing provision for the purpose specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (c) above shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House.
[F4(7)In this paragraph—
“accountable public authority” means a body established under this paragraph or any other enactment;
“enactment” includes any instrument made under any enactment.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Para. 7 and heading added by New Towns and Urban Development Corporations Act 1985 (c. 5, SIF 123:3, 4), s. 2
F2Sch. 9 para. 7(2A) inserted (24.9.1996) by 1996 c. 53, ss. 145(2), 150(2)
F3Words in Sch. 9 para. 7(3) substituted (24.9.1996) by 1996 c. 53, ss. 145(3), 150(2)
F4Sch. 9 para. 7(7) substituted (24.9.1996) by 1996 c. 53, ss. 145(4), 150(2)
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