The Assisted Areas Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/107
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Commencement

The Order may be cited as the Assisted Areas Order 2007 and shall come into force on 13th February 2007.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order—

“the 1982 Act ” means the Industrial Development Act 1982; and

“the 2000 Order ” means the Assisted Areas Order 2000 .

(2) In Schedule 1—

(a) any reference to a local authority area in England and Wales shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 21 June 2003;

(b) any reference to a local government area in Scotland shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 21 June 2003; and

(c) any reference to a parish or a former district council in Scotland shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 31 December 1993.

(3) In Schedule 2—

(a) any reference to a ward shall be a reference to the Census Area Statistic ward relating to the 2001 Census; and

(b) any reference to a local authority area shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 21 June 2003.

Section 3 Specification

(1) In this Order the specification of an area as a development area is for the purposes of the 1982 Act and section 1 of the Derelict Land Act 1982 .

(2) On and after 13th February 2007 the areas described in Schedules 1 and 2 shall be development areas.

(3) The area in Scotland in Schedule 1 shall be a development area until 31st December 2010.

Section 4 Revocation

The 2000 Order is revoked.