1981 No. 1251 (C.25)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1981

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 94(2) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—

1

This order may be cited as the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 2nd October 1981.

2

Part X of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 shall come into operation on 2nd October 1981 in the areas of the district councils specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Michael R.D. HeseltineSecretary of State for the Environment

SCHEDULE

Knowsley

St Helens

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This order brings Part X of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 into force in the areas of the district councils listed in the Schedule to the Order. These areas are in addition to those specified in the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1871) and the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981 No. 194). Part X of the Act provides for registers to be kept of land owned by public bodies, being land which is not being used or not being sufficiently used for the purposes of the performance of a public body's functions or of carrying on their undertaking. Part X also provides that the Secretary of State may direct a public body which own land on a register to take steps to dispose of it.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

The following provisions of the Act have been or will be brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this order.

Provisions

S.I.No.

Part III on various dates

1981 No. 341

Section 68 (partially) on 11th December 1980

1980 No. 1893

Part VIII on various dates

1980 No. 1893

Part X in specified areas on 31st December 1980

1980 No. 1871

Sections 33, 34, 37, 44, 45(1)–(4), Part IX of Schedule 34 (partially) on 1st April 1982

1980 No. 2014

Part X in specified areas on 19th March 1981

1981 No. 194