# New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965, Section 27: Power of new town commissions to recover certain expenses from district councils.


(1) Where in any … district …, a new town commission …
(a) after consultation with the [ district] council, and
(b) with the approval of the Ministry,
incur expenses in the carrying out, for the purposes of the new town, of development of a kind the carrying out of which in relation to that district … is a function of the [ district] council, the [ district] council shall pay to the new town commission, on such terms as may be approved by the Ministry with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, a sum equal in amount to those expenses.
(2) Any question arising as to the amount payable by a [ district] council under subsection (1) shall be referred to arbitration. . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1965/13/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-act-northern-ireland-1965/section-27
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