http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3270/contents/made

The Derelict Land Clearance Area (Reading) Order 2000

Demolition (buildings)

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2011-07-04

DERELICT LAND

The Secretary of State may pay grant towards the costs of acquiring, surveying and carrying out works on land which is derelict, neglected or unsightly. Grant may also be paid to a local authority for works to prevent the actual or apprehended collapse of the surface as a result of certain mining operations.