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(1)A new town commission, in the exercise of their development functions, may do anything reasonably necessary or expedient for the purposes of the creation and development of the new town or for purposes incidental thereto, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section or to any other power conferred on them under this Act, may, subject to subsection (2),—
(a)develop or manage any land held by them;
(b)carry out building, engineering or other operations;
(c)provide water, electricity, gas, local transport, sewerage or other services;
(d)carry on any business or undertaking in or for the purposes of the new town.
(2)The powers conferred upon a new town commission by this section shall not—
(a)authorise them to carry on any undertaking for the generation or supply of electricity; or
(b)save as is provided by or under this Act, authorise them to disregard any enactment or rule of law.
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