{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/54",
  "legislation_title": "Town Development Act 1952",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-development-act-1952",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Authorities eligible to participate.",
  "text": "In connection with the carrying out of town development within the meaning of this Act provision may be made in accordance with the two next succeeding sections with a view to the participation therein (whether by undertaking or bearing the expense of a part or the whole of the requisite operations) of—\n(a) the council of a district which is not a receiving district;\n(b) the council of a London borough\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nand in this Act, in relation to any town development, references to an authority eligible to participate are to such a council or joint board as aforesaid, and references to an authority participating are to such a council or joint board who participate or propose to participate in the development.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 7(a)-(c) substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 18 para. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), Sch. 8 para. 8(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 7(c) repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1, 2), Sch. 34 Pt. XIV"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 7(d) repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(3) Sch. 27 Pt. I (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), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 7 amended by Water Act 1973 (c. 37), Sch. 8 para. 65(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/54/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:17:20.088081+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}