SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments
The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.16)
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1
The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In section 1A(1)(b) (reduction of designated areas), for “any regional council, district council and islands council” substitute “
the local authority
”
.
3
In section 35(2) (power of development corporation to transfer their undertakings)—
a
for the words from “council of” to “which” substitute “
local authority in whose area
”
; and
b
for “council”, where it secondly occurs, substitute “
local authority
”
.
4
In section 36(2)(b) (winding up of development corporation), for the words from “council” to “which” substitute “
local authority in whose area
”
.
5
In section 47(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”, for “regional, islands or district council” substitute “
council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
”
.
6
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (procedure for designating site of new town), for the words from “council” to “district in which” substitute “
local authority in whose area
”
.