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National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
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99 Contributions by local authorities.E+W+S
(1)A local authority may defray or contribute towards, or undertake to defray or contribute towards, expenditure incurred or to be incurred for the purposes of this Act by any other local authority.
(2)In this section the expression “local authority”[F1means a local planning authority, the council of a county F2. . . not being a local planning authority, or the council of a county district][F1means a [F3council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]].
(3)Where, under subsection (4) of section thirteen of this Act, the Minister directs that any power of a local planning authority under that section shall be exercisable by another authority, subsection (1) of this section shall apply as if that other authority were a local authority; and if the direction so provides the local planning authority shall be under a duty to exercise their powers under subsection (1) of this section to such extent as may be specified in the direction.
F4(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)Any expenditure incurred under this section by a local planning authority in respect of the erection of buildings or the carrying out of work by any such other authority as is mentioned in subsection (3) of this section shall be treated for the purposes of section ninety-seven of this Act as if it were expenditure incurred in the exercise of the powers of the local planning authority mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the said section ninety-seven.
(6)The council of a county F2. . . may defray or contribute towards any expenditure [F5incurred by the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or an][F6 internal drainage board being] expenditure incurred for the benefit of a nature reserve managed by or under an agreement with the council or in consequence of anything done in the management of such a reserve.
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F1 Words “means” to “district council” substituted (S.) for words “means” to “county district” by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) , Sch. 27 Pt. II para. 102
F2 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1) , Sch. 30
F3 Words in s. 99(2) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) , s. 180(1) , Sch. 13 para. 33 ; S.I. 1996/323 , art. 4(1)(c)
F4 S. 99(4) repealed by Highways Act 1959 (c. 25) , Sch. 25 and London Government Act 1963 (c. 33, SIF 81:1) , Sch. 6 para. 70
F5 Words in s. 99(6) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 2 para. 23 (with Sch. 7 )
F6 Words beginning “incurred by the National Rivers Authority” substituted (E.W.) for words beginning “incurred by a river board” by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130) , ss. 58(7) , 101(1) , 141(6) , 160(1)(2)(4) , 163 , 189(4)–(10) , 190 , 193(1) , Sch. 25 , para. 13(2) , Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2) , 17 , 40(4) , 57(6) , 58
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 S. 99 extended by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33, SIF 81:1) , s. 60(6)
C2 S. 99(1) extended by Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41, SIF 46:1) , s. 46(1)
C3 S. 99(6) amended by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1) , Sch. 17 para. 34
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