New Universities (Acquisition of Land) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966
AI-assisted research summary: District councils may, with Ministry approval, acquire land for new universities, give that land to the university, and agree payments toward another council’s related expenditure.
New Universities (Acquisition of Land) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 An Act to authorise local authorities to assist in the establishment of new universities by acquiring land for presentation to such universities, and by making payments towards the expenditure incurred in such acquisitions; and for connected purposes. For the purposes of assisting in the establishment of any new university, a [ district council] may, with the approval of the Ministry of Education (in this Act referred to as “the Ministry” )— acquire any land, whether situate within or without the [ district of that district coucil]; and dispose of the land so acquired by way of gift to that university. A district council may acquire land otherwise than by agreement for the purposes of this Act.] Subs.(3) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/302 Any [ district council] may, subject to the approval of the Ministry, agree to make a payment or payments towards the expenditure incurred by a [ district council] under section 1. Any agreement made under subsection (1) shall provide that any payment made by a [ district council] pursuant to that agreement shall be calculated by reference to the net annual value and the capital value of the [ district of that district council] and to the total net annual value and the total capital value of the [ districts] of— all the [ district councils] making payments pursuant to that agreement; and the [ district council] incurring expenditure under section 1. For the purposes of this section— “capital value” means capital value for the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 and shall be construed in accordance with Article 39 of that Order; and “net annual value” means net annual value for the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 and shall be construed in accordance with Articles 39 and 39A of that Order. S.3 rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/302 There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to the passing of this Act in the sums which under any other enactment are to be so defrayed. In this Act— Definition rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/302 “the Ministry” has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 1(1). This Act may be cited as the New Universities (Acquisition of Land) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966. SRO (NI) 1973/302 Words in s. 2(2) inserted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/192), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(a) Words in s. 2(2) inserted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/192), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(b) S. 2(3) inserted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/192), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1(c)