Section 243 Constitution of joint body to hold land for planning purposes.
If it appears to the Secretary of State, after consultation with the F1authorities concerned, to be expedient that any land acquired by a F2local authority, or non-mayoral combined authority or non-mayoral CCA, for planning purposes; should be held by a joint body, consisting of representatives of that authority and of F3any other local authority, non-mayoral combined authority or non-mayoral CCA, he may by order provide for the establishment of such a joint body and for the transfer to that body of the land so acquired.
Any order under this section providing for the establishment of a joint body may make such provision as the Secretary of State considers expedient with respect to the constitution and functions of that body.
The provisions which may be included under subsection (2) include provisions—
for incorporating the joint body;
for conferring on them, in relation to land transferred to them as mentioned in subsection (1), any of the powers conferred on local authorities by this Part or Chapter V of Part I of the M1Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 F4or Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 in relation to land acquired and held by such authorities for the purposes of this Part or that Chapter;
for determining the manner in which their expenses are to be defrayed.
Regulations under this Act may make such provision consequential upon or supplementary to the provisions of this section as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 243(1) substituted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 18 para. 26(a) (with s. 102)
- F2
Words in s. 243(1) substituted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 18 para. 26(b) (with s. 102)
- F3
Words in s. 243(1) substituted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 18 para. 26(c) (with s. 102)
- F4
Words in s. 243(3)(b) inserted (4.11.2024) by Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), s. 212(2), Sch. 13 para. 81 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(d)
Marginal citations
- M1
Notes on Part IX
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 9 applied (23.12.2016) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1267), arts. 1(2), 8(4)
- C2
Pt. 9 (ss. 226-246) modified (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(3), Sch. 5 Pt. III paras. 15(1), 20 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2
- C3
Pt. 9 applied (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 21(4)
- C4
Pt. 9 applied (17.3.2017) by The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/430), arts. 1(2), 9(2)
- C5
Pt. 9 applied (30.1.2021) by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112), arts. 1(2), 13(4)
- C6
Pt. 9 applied (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 9(4)
- C7
Pt. 9 applied (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 10(4)
- C8
Pt. 9 applied (7.5.2024) by The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/402), arts. 1(3), 36(3) (with art. 9)
- C9
Pt. 9 applied (5.2.2025) by The Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/118), regs. 1(2), 8(2)
- C10
Pt. 9 applied (5.2.2025) by The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/113), arts. 1(2), 17(2)
- C11
Pt. 9 applied (5.2.2025) by The Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/115), regs. 1(2), 8(2)
- C12
Pt. 9 applied (5.2.2025) by The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/117), regs. 1(2), 9(2)