New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965

PART I N.I. PROVISIONS AS TO ORDERS UNDER SECTION 1

1 N.I. Where the Minister proposes to make an order under section 1, he shall with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance prepare a draft of the order—

(a) describing the area to be designated as the site of the proposed new town by reference to a map, either with or without descriptive matter (which, in the case of any discrepancy with the map, shall prevail except in so far as may otherwise be provided by the draft order); and

(b) distinguishing any portion of that area as land that the Ministry proposes to acquire for the purposes of this Act.

2 N.I. There shall be attached to every draft order prepared under paragraph 1 a statement indicating the size and general character of the proposed new town.

3 N.I. When a draft order has been prepared under paragraph 1, the Minister shall, before making the order,—

(a) cause a copy of the draft order and of the statement referred to in paragraph 2 to be laid before Parliament;

(b) deposit with the Clerk of the Parliaments a copy of any map prepared in pursuance of paragraph 1( a);

(c) publish in the Belfast Gazette, and in one or more than one newspaper circulating in the locality in which the proposed new town will be situated, a notice—

(i) describing the area to be designated as the site of the new town;

(ii) describing any portion of that area distinguished under paragraph 1( b);

(iii) stating that the draft of an order under section 1 has been prepared by the Minister in relation thereto, and has been laid before Parliament;

(iv) naming a place or places (including a place in the area referred to in head (i)) where a copy of the draft order (including any map or descriptive matter annexed thereto) and of the statement referred to in paragraph 2 may be inspected at all reasonable hours; and

(d) not later than the date on which the notice is published in the Belfast Gazette, serve a like notice on—

(i) [F1 the district council for each] district in which the land, or any part of the land, to which the order relates is situated; and

(ii) any other [F1 district council] that appears to the Minister to be concerned with the order.

F1 SRO (NI) 1973/285

4 N.I. As soon as may be after an order has been made under section 1, the Minister shall—

(a) publish in the Belfast Gazette and in one or more than one newspaper circulating in the locality in which the proposed new town will be situated a notice—

(i) stating that the order has been made, and

(ii) naming a place or places (including a place in the area referred to in paragraph 3( c)(i)) where a copy of the order may be inspected at all reasonable hours; and

(b) serve a like notice on any [F2 district council] on whom notice of the proposed order was served under paragraph 3( d).

F2 SRO (NI) 1973/285

Para. 5 rep. by 1968 c. 33 (NI)