Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
26th June 1970
The Minister of Housing and Local Government, after consultation with the Council of the Isles of Scilly, in exercise of his powers under section 11 of the Local Authorities (Land) Act 1963 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—
1. This order may be cited as the Isles of Scilly (Land) Order 1970.
2. The Interpretation Act 1889 applies to the interpretation of this order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. The Local Authorities (Land) Act 1963 (except sections 6 to 8 thereof) shall apply to the Isles of Scilly with the modifications set out in the Schedule to this order.
Given under the official seal of the Minister of Housing and Local Government on 26th June 1970.
L.S.
James W. Vernon
Under Secretary
Ministry of Housing and Local Government
For section 13 there shall be substituted—
“13. Section 159(1) of the Local Government Act 1933 (which as applied to the Isles of Scilly by the Isles of Scilly Order 1943 provides that the Council of the Isles of Scilly may be authorised to purchase land for the purposes of any of their functions under any public general Act) shall not apply in relation to any function conferred on the said Council by any provision of this Act which is applied to the Isles of Scilly by the Isles of Scilly (Land) Order 1970.”.
In section 14(1), for the definition of “local authority” there shall be substituted
““local authority”
This Note applies the Local Authorities (Land) Act 1963, other than sections 6 to 8 thereof, to the Isles of Scilly.