The Urban Development Corporations in England (Area and Constitution) Order 1998

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Urban Development Corporations in England (Area and Constitution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 3rd April 1998.

Urban development area

2.—(1) Articles 2 and 3 of each of the following Orders are hereby revoked—

(a) the Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1992(1);

(b) the Black Country Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1987(2);

(c) the London Docklands Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1980(3);

(d) the Merseyside Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1980(4);

(e) the Plymouth Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1993(5);

(f) the Teesside Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1987(6);

(g) the Trafford Park Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1986(7); and

(h) the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1987(8).

(2) The following Orders are hereby revoked—

(a) the Liverpool and Wirral Urban Development Area Order 1988(9);

(b) the London Docklands Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 1981(10); and

(c) the Wolverhampton Urban Development Area Order 1988(11).

(3) So much of the Orders listed in paragraph (1) above as has not previously been revoked shall be revoked with effect from 1st July 1998.

Vesting orders

3.  The Orders listed in the Schedule to this Order shall be revoked with effect from 1st July 1998.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

R. G. Caborn

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

19th January 1998