Part I E+W New Towns and Their Development Corporations

Public healthE+W

33 New town may be united district for Public Health Acts.E+W

Where—

(a)an order is made under section 1 above designating an area as the site of a new town, and

(b)the Secretary of State is satisfied that, in consequence of the making of that order, it is expedient that that area, or any larger area which comprises that area, should be constituted a united district for any purpose for which a united district may be constituted under section 6 of the M1Public Health Act 1936,

he may make an order under that section 6 constituting the area as to which he is so satisfied a united district, notwithstanding that no application in that behalf is made to him by the local authorities for the [F1areas] concerned or any of them.