Town and Country Planning Act 1962

189 Contributions by local authorities and statutory undertakers

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of section two hundred and thirty-eight of the Highways Act, 1959 (which relate to contributions by certain local authorities towards expenses incurred in connection with highways), any local authority may contribute towards any expenses incurred by a local highway authority or by the Minister of Transport in the acquisition of land under Part V of this Act, or in the construction or improvement of roads on land so acquired, or in connection with any development required in the interests of the proper planning of the area of the local authority.

(2) Any local authority and any statutory undertakers may contribute towards—

(a) any expenses incurrred by a local planning authority in or in connection with the carrying out of a survey or the preparation of a development plan under Part II of this Act;

(b) any expenses incurred by a local planning authority, or by the council of a county district, in or in connection with the performance of any of their functions under Part III, Part IV or Part V of this Act or under the provisions of Part VIII of this Act relating to purchase notices.

(3) Where any expenses are incurred by a local authority in the payment of compensation payable in consequence of anything done under Part III of this Act, or under the provisions of Part VIII of this Act relating to purchase notices, the Minister may, if it appears to him to be expedient to do so, require any other local authority to contribute towards those expenses such sum as appears to him to be reasonable, having regard to any benefit accruing to that authority by reason of the proceeding giving rise to the compensation.

(4) The provisions of the last preceding subsection shall apply in relation to payments made by a local authority to any statutory undertakers in accordance with financial arrangements to which effect is given under paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section one hundred and sixty-six of this Act, as they apply in relation to compensation payable by such an authority in consequence of anything done under Part III of this Act, and the reference in the last preceding subsection to the proceeding giving rise to the compensation shall be construed accordingly.

(5) For the purposes of this section, contributions made by a local planning authority towards the expenditure of a joint advisory committee shall be deemed to be expenses incurred by that authority for the purposes for which that expenditure is incurred by the committee.