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Section 2 Exchequer contributions to council of receiving district.C1

(1)

This section applies to development to be carried out after the passing of this Act as to which the Minister of Housing and Local Government (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) is satisfied—

(a)

that it will be town development within the meaning of this Act on a substantial scale, and

(b)

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(2)

The Minister may, in pursuance of undertakings in that behalf given by him with the approval of the Treasury, make contributions to the council of a receiving district towards expenses of any of the following kinds incurred or to be incurred by them in relation to development to which this section applies.

The said kinds of expenses are—

(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(b)

expenses of acquiring land on which any of the development is carried out, or of acquiring land in substitution for land on which any of the development is carried out;

(c)

expenses of site preparation and other works for making the area of land within which the accommodation is to be provided suitable for the provision and use thereof;

F3(cc)

expenses of providing buildings and other works for social, cultural or recreational purposes

(d)

expenses of providing, extending or improving, in the course of the development, . . . F4, main sewerage, or sewage disposal services;

F5(e)

payments under section 41 of the Water Act 1989 in respect of the provision of a water main needed for the purposes or in consequence of the development;

F6(ee)

payments under F7section 72 of the Water Act 1989in respect of the provision of a public sewer needed for the purposes or in consequence of the development.

(f)

payments made by virtue of this Act F8to the National Rivers Authority or to an internal drainage board in respect of expenses incurred by the National Rivers Authority or the internal drainage boardin the execution of works rendered necessary by the carrying out of the development.

(3)

Contributions under this section which are . . . F9 towards periodical payments falling within paragraph (e) thereof, shall be by way of corresponding annual or periodical payments, and in other cases shall be by way of such lump sum or periodical payment or payments as the Minister may determine.

(4)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 2(1)(b)(4) repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 18 para. 1, Sch. 30

F2

Ss. 2(2)(a), 3(2)(c), 8(1)(f), 14(1)(2) repealed by Housing Finance Act 1972 (c. 47), s. 108(4), Sch. 11 Pt. III

F3

S. 2(2)(cc) added by Town and Country Planning Act 1968 (c. 72), s. 99

F4

Words repealed by Water Act 1973 (c. 37), Sch. 9

F5

S. 2(2)(e) substituted by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 19(1)(a) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

F6

S. 2(2)(ee) added by Water Act 1973 (c. 37), Sch. 8 para. 64

F7

Words substituted by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 19(1)(b) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

F8

Words substituted by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 19(1)(c) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

F9

Words repealed by Housing Finance Act 1972 (c. 47), s. 108(4), Sch. 11 Pt. III

Modifications

C1

S. 2 restricted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 175