{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-planning-and-land-act-1980/section-136A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-planning-and-land-act-1980/section-136A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/65",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-planning-and-land-act-1980",
  "path": "section/136A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "136A",
  "heading": "Powers in relation to infrastructure: England",
  "text": "(1) An urban development corporation established for the purposes of an urban development area in England may, for the purpose of achieving the object in section 136(1), provide or facilitate the provision of infrastructure.\n(2) In this section “provide” includes provide by way of acquisition, construction, conversion, improvement or repair (and “provision” is to be read in the same way).\n(3) In this section “infrastructure” means—\n(a) water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, sewerage or other services, including heat networks,\n(b) roads or other transport facilities,\n(c) retail or other business facilities,\n(d) health, educational, employment or training facilities,\n(e) social, religious or recreational facilities,\n(f) cremation or burial facilities, and\n(g) community facilities not falling within paragraphs (a) to (f).\n(4) Section 136(7) applies in relation to subsection (1) as it applies in relation to section 136(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 136A inserted (18.2.2026) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 103(8), 118(4) (with s. 116); S.I. 2025/1370, reg. 4(1)(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/65/section/136A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:43.750996+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."
}