{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-new-towns-act-1981-local-authority-oversight-regulations-2018/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111169995",
  "legislation_title": "The New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-new-towns-act-1981-local-authority-oversight-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Functions of the Secretary of State",
  "text": "The functions of the Secretary of State under the following provisions of the 1981 Act may only be exercised by the Secretary of State in relation to a locally-led new town with the consent of the oversight authority for that new town—\n(a) section 2 (reduction of designated areas);\n(b) section 6 (allocation or transfer of new town functions);\n(c) section 63 (Secretary of State’s general power);\n(d) section 65 (disposal of surplus funds); and\n(e) paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 (additional provisions as to transfer of property).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111169995/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:04:32.288967+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}