Paragraph 1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The bodies which may be invited to prepare a scheme under this Schedule are, in relation to England F1...:—

(a)

a district council;

F2(aa)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

a London borough council;

(c)

a new town corporation;

(d)

an urban development corporation.

(2)

The bodies which may be invited to prepare a scheme under this Schedule are, in relation to Scotland:—

(a)

a district or general planning authority within the meaning of section 172(4) of the 1973 Act;

(b)

a new town corporation;

(c)

an urban development corporation.

(3)

The Secretary of State may invite any of the bodies to prepare a scheme relating to the development of an area falling within the district F3..., borough, district or general planning authority area, new town area or urban development area (as the case may be) and send the scheme to him in accordance with this Schedule.

(4)

The invitation shall be made with a view to the designation as an enterprise zone of the area for which the scheme may be prepared.

(5)

The invitation—

(a)

shall specify the area for which the scheme may be prepared;

(b)

may contain directions as to the drawing up of the scheme (in particular, as to its form or content or any consultations to be made).

(6)

The invitation may specify an area in which publicity is to be given under paragraph 2(2)(b) below.

(7)

In this paragraph—

“new town area” means an area designated as the site of a new town by an order under section 1 of the M1F4New Towns Act 1981 or section 1 of the M2New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;
“new town corporation” means a development corporation established under either of those Acts;
“urban development area” means an area designated as such under this Act;
“urban development corporation” means a corporation established as such under this Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 32 para. 1(1) omitted (10.9.2025) by virtue of Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3), s. 9(2)(d), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(a)(i)
F2: Sch. 32 para. 1(1)(aa) omitted (10.9.2025) by virtue of Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3), s. 9(2)(d), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(a)(ii)
F3: Words in Sch. 32 para. 1(3) omitted (10.9.2025) by virtue of Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3), s. 9(2)(d), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b)
F4: Words substituted by New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64, SIF 123:3), s. 81, Sch. 12 para. 28(e)

Marginal citations

M1: 1981 c. 64 (123:3).
M2: 1968 c. 16 (123:4).