Structure of the Act Part 1 - the Homes and Communities Agency Abolition of existing bodies Section 53 - Interim arrangements
99.This section gives the Secretary of State the power to require the Urban Regeneration Agency or the Commission for the New Towns to provide staff, premises, facilities or other assistance on a temporary basis to the HCA or Welsh Ministers.
100.This power could be used during any period of transition between the establishment of the HCA and the dissolution of the Urban Regeneration Agency and the Commission for the New Towns.
101.This section also reduces the minimum number of members that the Urban Regeneration Agency may have. This is to facilitate the transition of activities from the Urban Regeneration Agency to the HCA.