1998 No. 953
The Urban Development Corporations in England (Dissolution) Order 1998
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 166 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 19801, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted each local authority in whose area all or part of any urban development area in England is situated, hereby makes the following Order—
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Urban Development Corporations in England (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 3rd April 1998.
Dissolution of the corporations2
The following urban development corporations shall be dissolved on 1st July 1998—
a
the Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation;
b
the Black Country Development Corporation;
c
the London Docklands Development Corporation;
d
the Merseyside Development Corporation;
e
the Plymouth Development Corporation;
f
the Teesside Development Corporation;
g
the Trafford Park Development Corporation; and
h
the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
(This note is not part of the Order)