# Town and Country Planning Act 1932, Section 48: Appointment of committees for purposes of Act.


(1) A local authority or a county council may, subject to the provisions of this section, appoint a committee for any of the purposes of this Act, which, in the opinion of the authority, would be better regulated and managed by means of a committee, and may delegate to the committee, with or without restrictions or conditions as they think fit, any of their powers under this Act except the power of levying a rate or borrowing money, or of relinquishing in favour of the council of the county any of their powers and duties under this Act.
(2) A committee appointed under this section shall consist of such number of persons as the appointing authority think fit, but at least three-fourths of the members of the committee shall be members of the appointing authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/22-23/48/section/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1932/section-48
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