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Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

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151 Building control.

(1) The Secretary of State may make an order under this section directing that, subject to the provisions of the order, building control functions in an urban development area or in any portion of such an area shall be exercisable by the urban development corporation. (2) An order under this section shall identify by reference to a map the area to which the order relates. (3) In this section “building control functions” means— (a) as regards England and Wales other than inner London boroughs, functions under or in connection with building regulations or any enactment (including a local Act) relating to such regulations; (b) as regards inner London boroughs, functions exercisable under the London building legislation or, as the case may be, under or in connection with building regulations and any enactment relating to such regulations; (c) as regards Scotland, the jurisdiction and functions conferred, in such a case, on local authorities by the Building (Scotland) Acts 1959 and 1970. (4) An order under this section may provide that the London building legislation shall not have effect in the area to which the order relates but that building regulations and any enactment relating to such regulations shall have effect instead. (5) An order under this section may provide for all or any of the following, namely— (a) that the corporation shall have only such of the building control functions as may be specified in the order; (b) that any building legislation under which the corporation is to exercise building control functions (or, in Scotland, that any of the jurisdiction and functions referred to in subsection (3)(c) above) shall apply, in relation to the corporation, as modified by the order, and this section shall have effect accordingly. (6) An order under this section shall have effect subject to such savings and transitional and supplementary provisions as may be specified in the order. (7) The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument. (8) An order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (9) In this section— “building legislation” means— (a) the London building legislation; (b) any other enactments under which the corporation is to exercise building control functions; and (c) building regulations; “the London building legislation” means— (a) The London Building Acts 1930 to 1978; (b) any byelaws made under those Acts; (c) subsections (2) and (3) of section 70 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and any regulations made under the said subsection (3).

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151 Building control.

(1) The Secretary of State may make an order under this section directing that, subject to the provisions of the order, building control functions in an urban development area or in any portion of such an area shall be exercisable by the urban development corporation. (2) An order under this section shall identify by reference to a map the area to which the order relates. (3) In this section “building control functions” means— (a) as regards England and Wales other than inner London boroughs, functions under or in connection with building regulations or any enactment (including a local Act) relating to such regulations; (b) as regards inner London boroughs, functions exercisable under the London building legislation or, as the case may be, under or in connection with building regulations and any enactment relating to such regulations; (c) as regards Scotland, the jurisdiction and functions conferred, in such a case, on local authorities by the Building (Scotland) Acts 1959 and 1970. (4) An order under this section may provide that the London building legislation shall not have effect in the area to which the order relates but that building regulations and any enactment relating to such regulations shall have effect instead. (5) An order under this section may provide for all or any of the following, namely— (a) that the corporation shall have only such of the building control functions as may be specified in the order; (b) that any building legislation under which the corporation is to exercise building control functions (or, in Scotland, that any of the jurisdiction and functions referred to in subsection (3)(c) above) shall apply, in relation to the corporation, as modified by the order, and this section shall have effect accordingly. (6) An order under this section shall have effect subject to such savings and transitional and supplementary provisions as may be specified in the order. (7) The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument. (8) An order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (9) In this section— “building legislation” means— (a) the London building legislation; (b) any other enactments under which the corporation is to exercise building control functions; and (c) building regulations; “the London building legislation” means— (a) The London Building Acts 1930 to 1978; (b) any byelaws made under those Acts; (c) subsections (2) and (3) of section 70 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and any regulations made under the said subsection (3).

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