Part I

Assisted Areas

Development areas, special development areas and intermediate areas.
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For the purposes of this Act, and of any other enactment referring to development areas or intermediate areas under this Act, the Secretary of State may by order specify any area of Great Britain as—
a
a development area; or
b
an intermediate area.
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In exercising his powers under the preceding provisions of this section the Secretary of State shall have regard to all the circumstances actual and expected, including the state of employment and unemployment, population changes, migration and the objectives of regional policies.
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An order under this section may describe a development area, intermediate area
... by reference to any of the following kinds of area or any combination of those areas, that is to say—
a
wards;
b
travel to work areas (being areas by reference to which the Secretary of State publishes unemployment statistics);
c
any other area which has been created by, or exists or existed for the purposes of, any Act or statutory instrument (whenever passed or made);
and any order under this section may provide for any reference in the order to any named area or combination of areas to be construed as a reference to that area or combination of areas as it or they existed on a date specified in the order.
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An order under this section shall be contained in a statutory instrument which, subject to subsection (8) below, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament ....
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S. 1(1) restricted by Regional Development Grants (Termination) Act 1988 (c. 11, SIF 64), s. 1(4)(a)
S. 1(2) restricted by Regional Development Grants (Termination) Act 1988 (c. 11, SIF 64), s. 1(4)(b)
S. 1(4) substituted (with saving) by Co-operative Development Agency and Industrial Development Act 1984 (c. 57, SIF 64), ss. 4, 7(1)(b)
Act (with the exceptions of ss. 1, 8(5) and (7), 10, 15 and 16): functions modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
Act (with exceptions in ss. 1, 8(5)(7), 10, 15, 16): functions modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
Act wholly in force at 29.1.83; see s. 20(2)
S. 1(8) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2
S. 1(6) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2
S. 1(5) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2
S. 1(2) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2
Words in s. 1(4) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2
Words in s. 1(7) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 16 Group 2