6.—(1) The New Towns Act 1965 shall have effect as if section 54(3) had read as follows:—
“(3) References in this Act to the Minister and the appropriate Minister shall have effect—
(a)as references to the Minister and the appropriate Minister, if the appropriate Minister is not the one concerned as the Minister; and
(b)as references to the one concerned as the Minister alone, if he is also the appropriate Minister;
and similarly with references to the Minister of Transport and the appropriate Minister.”;
and for purposes of that Act the “appropriate Minister”
(i)in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on an undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas or hydraulic power, shall be the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry;
(ii)in relation to aerodromes of the British Airports Authority, shall be the Board of Trade or that Secretary of State;
(iii)in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on an undertaking for the supply of water, shall in the application of the Act to Wales be the Secretary of State for Wales;
(iv)in all other cases, except that of the Post Office, shall be the Secretary of State for the Environment.
(2) The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 shall have effect as if for section 47(3) there were substituted the following subsection:—
“(3) Any reference in this Act to the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister shall, in a case where the Secretary of State for Scotland is the appropriate Minister, be construed as a reference to that Secretary of State and, in any other case, be construed as a reference to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the appropriate Minister.”;
and for purposes of that Act the “appropriate Minister”
(i)in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on an undertaking for the supply of gas or hydraulic power, shall be the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry;
(ii)in relation to aerodromes of the British Airports Authority, shall be the Board of Trade or that Secretary of State;
(iii)in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on an undertaking for the supply of water or electricity, shall be the Secretary of State for Scotland;
(iv)in other cases, except that of the Post Office, shall be the Secretary of State for the Environment.