New Towns Act 1965
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to new towns and to matters connected therewith, being (except in the case of section 1(1) of the New Towns Act 1964) those enactments in their application to England and Wales; with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
Territorial extent[b]
- England and Wales
- Scotland (in part)
Royal assent5 August 1965
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to new towns and to matters connected therewith, being (except in the case of section 1(1) of the New Towns Act 1964) those enactments in their application to England and Wales; with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949. |
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| Citation | 1965 c. 59 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 August 1965 |
| Commencement | 5 September 1965[c] |
| Repealed | 30 November 1981 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | New Towns Act 1981 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The New Towns Act 1965 (c. 59) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to new towns in their application to England and Wales.[1]
The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 made equivalent provisions for Scotland.
Repealed enactments
Section 56(3) of the act repealed 15 enactments, listed in the twelfth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 47 | Town and Country Planning Act 1944 | The whole act. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 42 | Water Act 1945 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 1(5). |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 18 | Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 | In Schedule 2, the entries relating to the Town and Country Planning Act 1944. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68 | New Towns Act 1946 | The whole act. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 51 | Town and Country Planning Act 1947 | Section 46. In Schedule 8, the entry relating to the New Towns Act 1946. |
| 12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 59 | Licensing Act 1949 | Section 4(1). |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 54 | Town Development Act 1952 | Section 18. The Schedule. |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 12 | New Towns Act 1958 | The whole act. |
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 62 | New Towns Act 1959 | The whole act, except— section 4; section 9(1) and (3); section 10; section 12(1); in section 14(1), the words from the beginning to "the New Towns Act 1959"; section 14(2) and (3); paragraph 1(10) of Schedule 1. |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 33 | Land Compensation Act 1961 | In Schedule 4, paragraphs 1 to 5. |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 64 | Public Health Act 1961 | In section 84(1), the words from "Subsection (3)" to "to new towns)". |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 65 | Housing Act 1961 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 16. |
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 38 | Town and Country Planning Act 1962 | In Schedule 14, paragraph 47. |
| 1964 c. 8 | New Towns Act 1964 | The whole act. |
| 1964 c. 68 | New Towns (No. 2) Act 1964 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 81(b) of, and schedule 13 to, the New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64), which came into force on 30 November 1981.[3]