Town and Country Planning Act 1932
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Long titleAn Act to authorise the making of schemes with respect to the development and planning of land, whether urban or rural, and in that connection to repeal and re-enact with amendments the enactments relating to town planning; to provide for the protection of rural amenities and the preservation of buildings and other objects of interest or beauty; to facilitate the acquisition of land for garden cities; and to make other provision in connection with the matters aforesaid.
Citation22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 48
Territorial extent[b]
Royal assent12 July 1932
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| Long title | An Act to authorise the making of schemes with respect to the development and planning of land, whether urban or rural, and in that connection to repeal and re-enact with amendments the enactments relating to town planning; to provide for the protection of rural amenities and the preservation of buildings and other objects of interest or beauty; to facilitate the acquisition of land for garden cities; and to make other provision in connection with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 48 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 July 1932 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1933[c] |
| Repealed | 1 July 1948 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Town and Country Planning Act 1947 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Town and Country Planning Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 48) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed and re-enacted with amendments the enactments relating to town planning in England and Wales, extending planning controls to rural as well as urban land.[1]
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 49) made corresponding provisions for Scotland.
Repealed enactments
Section 54(1) of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in the fifth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 16 | Town Planning Act 1925 | The whole act. |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 23 | Crown Lands Act 1927 | Section twelve. |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17 | Local Government Act 1929 | Sections forty to forty-five. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 113(2) of, and part II of the ninth schedule to, the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 51), which came into operation on 1 July 1948.[3]