Presented by Mr. Chamberlain.

Provisional Orders (No. 4).

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BILL

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Confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Minister A.D. 1929. of Health relating to Leyton Morley Newcastleupon-Tyne and Tintwistle.

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HEREAS under the provisions of the Public Health 38 & 39 Viot.
Act 1875 the Minister of Health has made certain c. 55.

Orders which are set out in the schedule hereto :

And whereas it is requisite that the said Orders

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Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of 10 the same as follows:

1. The Orders set out in the schedule hereto shall Orders in be and the same are hereby confirmed and all the schedule provisions thereof shall have full validity and force.

confirmed.

2. This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Health Short title. 15 Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act 1929.

A.D. 1929.

Provisional Orders (No. 4).

SCHEDULE.

Leyton
Order.

Interpretation.

BOROUGH OF LEYTON.

Provisional Order altering and amending a
Local Act.

WHEREAS the Borough of Leyton is an urban district of which 5
the mayor aldermen and burgesses acting by the council (in this
Order referred to as "the Corporation ") are the local authority
for the purposes of the Public Health Act 1875 and the provisions
of the Leyton Urban District Council Act 1904 are in force in
the Borough;
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And whereas under the authority of the confirmation Acts
and orders mentioned in the Schedule to this Order (which
empowered the Corporation for the purposes of the improvement
of certain streets to purchase and take compulsorily certain
land) the Corporation have acquired or propose to acquire certain 15
land within the Borough parts of which will not be required for
the widening of streets and are desirous of laying out and
developing the surplus land so acquired or to be acquired;

And whereas by section 164 of the local Act of 1904 any lands acquired by the Corporation in pursuance of any powers 20 contained in the Public Health Act 1875 and not required for the purpose for which they were acquired may with the approval of and subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Minister of Health be retained and used by the Corporation for any other purpose in like manner as if they had been originally 25 acquired for such last-mentioned purpose;

And whereas by section 166 of the local Act the Corporation are authorised to borrow such sums as the Minister of Health may sanction for certain purposes of that Act;

And whereas the Corporation have applied to the Minister 30 of Health for the issue of a Provisional Order to alter or amend the local Act in the manner following:

Now therefore the Minister of Health in pursuance of the powers given to him by section 303 of the Public Health Act 1875 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby 35 orders as follows:

1. In this Order unless the context otherwise requires-
"The local Act" means the Leyton Urban District
Council Act 1904;

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The Minister means the Minister of Health;

means the orders mentioned in the Schedule

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The orders

to this Order.

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Provisional Orders (No. 4).

Leyton

Order.

2.—(1) In relation to any land acquired whether before or A.D. 1929. after the date of this Order by the Corporation under the Leyton Order 1928 which may not be required for the purposes of that Order or as respects that part of the land acquired by the Urban 5 District Council of Leyton under the Leyton Order 1894 which Power to was not required for the purposes of that Order and has not been sold

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develop

land

acquired for street improve

(a) For the purpose of the development of the land the
Corporation may upon it erect and maintain houses ments.
shops offices warehouses and other like buildings and
may sell lease exchange or otherwise dispose of the
land and any houses shops offices warehouses or build-
ings thereon erected upon and subject to such terms
conditions and restrictions as they may think fit;

(b) The Corporation may enter into and carry into effect
agreements and arrangements with the owners
occupiers of or other persons interested in the land for
the reinstatement of any such owner occupier or other
person and for the exchange of land for that purpose
and the Corporation may pay or receive money by way
of equality of exchange.

(2) The Corporation may grant building leases of any land to which paragraph (1) of this article applies subject to such restrictions and conditions as they may see fit to impose and may 25 grant any easements rights or privileges in under or over such land or any part thereof and may use or dispose of the building or other materials of any houses and premises on any land acquired or appropriated by them which they may deem it necessary or desirable to pull down.

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(3) The Corporation may sell exchange or otherwise dispose of any such land and may convey the same subject to any such conditions and restrictions upon its use and as to the buildings to be erected thereon and as to the use to which such buildings may be put as they may think fit.

(4) The Corporation shall not without the consent of the Minister sell lease exchange or otherwise dispose of any such land or any interest therein at a price or rent or for a consideration less than the current market value of such land or interest.

3. Any of the powers conferred on the Corporation by the 40 preceding article of this Order may subject to the consent of the Minister be exercised by the Corporation with respect to any land acquired whether before or after the date of this Order by them under the authority of any public general or local Act or Provisional Order confirmed by Parliament which is not required 45 for the purposes for which the land was acquired.

Application of foregoing other land. provision to

Leyton
Order.

Enquiry as
to consent
of Minister

need not be

made by purchaser

&c.

Power of

to advance money for erection of buildings.

Provisional Orders (No. 4).

4. Where under this Order the consent of the Minister is required to a sale lease or other disposition of land by the Corporation the person to whom the disposition is to be made shall not be concerned to enquire whether the consent of the Minister to the disposition is necessary or has been obtained by the 5 Corporation.

5. (1) Where the Corporation sell or let on lease surplus Corporation land acquired whether before or after the date of this Order by them under the orders they may advance money to the purchaser or lessee for the purpose of enabling or assisting him to erect 10 buildings on that land but no advance shall exceed two-thirds of the amount which in the opinion of the Corporation will be the market value of the interest of the purchaser or lessee in the land after the intended building has been erected thereon.

(2) Every such advance shall be repaid with interest at a 15 rate not less than five per centum per annum within such period not exceeding thirty years from the date of the advance as may be agreed upon between the Corporation and the purchaser or lessee.

(3) The repayment of an advance may be made either by 20 equal instalments of principal or by an annuity of principal and interest combined and all payments on account of principal and interest shall be made at such intervals not exceeding half-yearly intervals as may be agreed between the purchaser or lessee and the Corporation.

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(4) Any purchaser or lessee to whom an advance has been made may on any of the usual quarter days after one month's written notice to the Corporation and on paying all sums due on account of interest repay to the Corporation the whole of the outstanding principal of the advance or any part thereof amount- 30 ing to one hundred pounds or a multiple of one hundred pounds (or such less sum as may be provided in the instrument securing the repayment of the advance) and where the repayment is made by an annuity of principal and interest combined the amount so outstanding and the amount by which the annuity will be reduced 35 by the repayment of a part of the advance shall be determined by a table to be annexed to the instrument.

(5) Before making any advance under this article the Corporation shall be satisfied that the repayment to them of the advance is secured by a mortgage of or a charge by way of legal 40 mortgage on the interest of the purchaser or lessee in the land upon which the building is to be erected requiring the purchaser or lessee to keep the building in good repair and insured against fire to the satisfaction of the Corporation and to produce to the Corporation when required by them the receipts for the premiums 45 paid in respect of such insurance.