# Town Development Act 1952, Section 5: Authorisation of council of receiving district to exercise their powers for benefit of other areas.


The council of a receiving district may, for the purposes of town development within the meaning of this Act . . . . . . , take, whether within or outside their area, any action which apart from this section they could lawfully take if it were for the benefit of their area but which is not, or may not be, for the benefit thereof.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/54/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952/section-5
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