Regional Development Agencies Bill

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Regional Development Agencies Bill

This is the text of the Regional Development Agencies Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 10 December 1997.

EXPLANATORY AND FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

Regional Development Agencies Bill

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

Development agencies

Clause

1. Establishment.

2. Constitution.

3. Status.

Activities

4. Purposes.

5. Powers.

6. Delegation of functions by Ministers.

7. Strategy.

8. Regional consultation.

Financial arrangements

9. General financial duties.

10. Government grants.

11. Borrowing.

12. Government guarantees of an agency's borrowing.

13. Government loans.

14. Accounts and records.

15. Audit.

Information, reports and accountability

16. Provision of information etc. to the Secretary of State.

17. Annual report.

18. Regional accountability.

Vesting and acquisition of land

19. Vesting of land by order.

20. Acquisition of land.

21. Rights of entry.

22. Offences in relation to rights of entry.

23. Supplementary provisions.

Designation orders and their effect

24. Power to make designation orders.

25. Agency as local planning authority.

26. Adoption of private streets.

27. Traffic regulation orders for private streets.

Miscellaneous and supplementary

28. Connection of private streets to highway.

29. Power to alter regions.

30. Change of name of agency.

31. General power to give guidance and directions.

32. Guidance: supplementary.

33. Consents of Secretary of State.

34. Validity of transactions.

35. Notices.

36. Minor amendments.

37. Interpretation of Part I.

PART II

EXISTING BODIES

The Development Commission

38. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to agencies.

39. Powers in relation to the Commission.

The Urban Regeneration Agency

40. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to agencies.

41. Powers in relation to the Agency.

PART III

GENERAL

42. Directions: supplementary.

43. General interpretation.

44. Expenses.

45. Commencement.

46. Extent.

47. Short title.

SCHEDULES

    Schedule 1 - Regions.

    Schedule 2 - Constitution of agencies.

    Schedule 3 - Delegation of Ministerial functions: transfer schemes.

    Schedule 4 - Vesting of land: modifications of enactments.

    Schedule 5 - Acquisition of land.

    Part I - Modifications of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.

    Part II - Acquisition of rights.

    Schedule 6 - Vesting and acquisition of land: supplementary provisions.

    Schedule 7 - Minor amendments.

    Schedule 8 - The Development Commission: transfer schemes.

    Schedule 9 - The Urban Regeneration Agency: transfer schemes.

© Parliamentary copyright 1997
Prepared 10 December 1997