{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-scotland-act-1968/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-scotland-act-1968/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/16",
  "legislation_title": "New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-scotland-act-1968",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Establishment of development corporation for new town.",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of the development of each new town the site of which is designated under section 1 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall by order establish a corporation (in this Act called a development corporation) consisting of a chairman, a deputy chairman and such number of other members, not exceeding seven, as may be prescribed by the order; and every such corporation shall be a body corporate by such name as may be prescribed by the order, with perpetual succession and a common seal.\n(2) The provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution and proceedings of any development corporation established under this Act.\n(3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as exempting a development corporation from liability for any tax, duty, rate, levy or other charge whatsoever, whether general or local.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/16/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:54:33.477157+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."
}