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New Towns Act 1981
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2Reduction of designated areas
(1)The Secretary of State may make an order excluding any land specified in the order from the area of a new town if, after consulting—
(a)the development corporation for the town, and
(b)any county council and district council in whose area the land is situated,
he is satisfied that it is expedient to make the order.
(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, on the coming into force of an order under subsection (1) above—
(a)the land specified in the order shall cease to be contained in the area of the new town; and
(b)the order made under section 1 above designating the area shall cease to operate as regards that land.
(3)The Secretary of State may in an order under this section make such provision by way of savings and transitional provisions (including provisions amending provisions made by or under an enactment) as he thinks fit, and subsection (2) above applies subject to any such savings and transitional provisions.
(4)Schedule 2 to this Act applies with respect to the effect of an order made under this section.
(5)Where the Development Board for Rural Wales is responsible under the [1976 c. 75.] Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 for the development of a new town, this section and Schedule 2 shall apply as if the Board were the development corporation for the new town.
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