There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—
(a)any sums required for the payment of grants under section 98 above;
(b)any other expenses of a Minister under this Act; and
(c)any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of moneys so provided under any other enactment.
(1)In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires,—
" the Act of 1946 " means the [1946 c. 49.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 ;
" the Greater London development plan " means the development plan submitted to the Minister under section 25 of the [1963 c. 33.] London Government Act 1963 and approved by him under section 5 of the principal Act;
" the Minister " means, except as respects Wales, the Minister of Housing and Local Government and as respects Wales the Secretary of State ;
" prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister of Housing and Local Government under this Act;
" the principal Act " means the [1962 c. 38.] Town and Country Planning Act 1962;
" Wales " includes Monmouthshire.
(2)References in this Act to a London borough and a London borough council include references respectively to the City of London and the Common Council of the City.
(3)This Act and the principal Act shall have effect as if this Act were part of that Act.
(4)Notwithstanding anything in subsection (3) above references to the principal Act in Schedule 14 to that Act shall not be construed as including references to this Act.
(5)Any reference in this Act to any other enactment is a reference thereto as amended, and includes a reference thereto as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
(1)This Act shall come into operation on a day appointed by an order made by statutory instrument by the Minister, and different days may be appointed under this section for different purposes and, in particular, different days may be so appointed for the coming into operation of the same provision in different areas.
(2)Any reference in this Act to the commencement of any provision thereof shall be construed as a reference to the day appointed for the coming into operation of that provision or, in the case of a provision which comes into operation on different days in different areas, shall, in relation to any area, be construed as a reference to the day appointed for the coming into operation of that provision in that area.
(3)An order under this section may make such transitional provision as appears to the Minister to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions thereby brought into force, including such adaptation of those provisions or any provision of this Act then in force as appear to him to be necessary or expedient in consequence of the partial operation of this Act (whether before or after the day appointed by the order).
(4)The Minister of Housing and Local Government shall, for England, and the Secretary of State shall, for Wales, each maintain and keep up to date a register showing the effect of orders made under this section in such a way as enables members of the public to inform themselves—
(a)as to the provisions of this Act which have come, or are to be brought, into operation, and on which dates and in relation to which areas ; and
(b)as to whether, in the case of a particular area, any transitional provision has been made by such an order.
(5)The register maintained by the Minister of Housing and Local Government under this section shall be kept at his principal offices in London, and the register so maintained by the Secretary of State shall be kept at his principal offices in Cardiff ; and both registers shall be available for inspection by the public at all reasonable hours.
Schedule 9 to this Act shall have effect for adapting and interpreting Acts other than this Act and for making amendments and modifications to such Acts, being minor amendments and amendments consequential on the foregoing provisions of this Act.
Schedule 10 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of the transition to the provisions of this Act from the law in force before the commencement of those provisions and with respect to the application of this Act to things done before the commencement of those provisions.
The enactments specified in Schedule 11 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Town and Country Planning Act 1968.
(2)The Town and Country Planning Acts 1962 to 1966 and this Act may be cited as the Town and Country Planning Acts 1962 to 1968.
(3)This Act—
(a)except so far as it amends the [1957 c. 20.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957, section 24(9) of the [1966 c. 34.] Industrial Development Act 1966 and section 8(3) of the [1967 c. 69.] Civic Amenities Act 1967, shall not extend to Scotland ; and
(b)except so far as it amends the said Act of 1957, shall not extend to Northern Ireland.