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enable
the Secretary of State to require public bodies to hold design
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competitions when drawing
up planning briefs in respect of the disposal of |
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publicly-owned land and property. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Disposal
of land and design quality |
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(1) |
Section 123 of the Local
Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (disposal of land by |
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principal councils) is amended
as follows. |
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(2) |
In subsection (2) at the
end, there is inserted “subject to subsection (2AA) |
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(3) |
After subsection (2A) there
is inserted— |
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In disposing of land under
subsection (1), a council must satisfy itself |
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that
the prospective purchaser has a plan for the land which will secure
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(2AB) |
The form of plans under
subsection (2AA) shall be prescribed by |
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regulations
made by the Secretary of State. |
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(2AC) |
If the Secretary of State
is not satisfied that a council has adequately |
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performed
its duty under subsection (2AA), he may order it to hold a |
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(2AD) |
The form of, and procedure
for conducting, a design competition under |
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under
subsection (2AC) shall be prescribed by regulations made by the
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(2AE) |
In exercising his powers
under subsection (2AD) the Secretary of State |
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shall
consult the principal council and the Commission for Architecture
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and
the Built Environment.” |
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Amendment
of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act
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(1) |
The Planning (Listed Buildings
and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9) is |
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(2) |
In section 17 (power to
impose conditions on grant of listed building consent), |
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after subsection (3) (b)
there is inserted— |
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“(c) |
where
the building is publicly-owned, a design competition has |
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been
held in respect of the redevelopment for which the |
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(4) |
The form of, and procedure
for conducting, a design competition under |
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subsection
(3)(c) shall be prescribed by regulations made by the |
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(5) |
In exercising his powers
under subsection (4), the Secretary of State |
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shall
consult the Commission for Architecture and the Built |
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Environment
and the Commission. |
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(6) |
In this section “the
Commission” means— |
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(a) |
in
relation to England, the Historical Buildings and Monuments |
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Commission
for England; and |
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in
relation to Wales, the Royal Commission on Ancient and |
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Historical
Monuments (Wales).” |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— |
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(a) |
any
expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of this
Act, and |
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(b) |
any
increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money
so |
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provided
by virtue of any other enactment. |
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Short
title, commencement and extent |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Disposals of Public Land and Property (Design |
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(2) |
This Act shall come into
force on such day as the Secretary of State may by |
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(3) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales only. |
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