Part 10: Letting by Local Authorities of Vacant High-street premises Significant concepts Section 191: Designated highstreets and town centres Effect
This section sets out the criteria which must be met before a local authority can make a designation of a high street or town centre. It also deals with other matters relating to designations.
	Subsection (1) provides the circumstances in which a local authority may designate a high street. A local authority must consider the high street meets the criteria in subsection (1).
	Subsection (2) provides the circumstances in which a local authority may designate a town centre. A local authority must consider a town centre meets the criteria in subsection (2).
	Subsection (3) sets out where a street or area may not be designated by a local authority. An example would be an industrial estate where transactions or business are principally conducted between one business and another.
	Subsection (4) allows a local authority to vary or withdraw a designation.
	Subsection (5) sets out a requirement for a local authority to make available to the public a list and map showing any designations.
	Subsection (6) provides a designation is registrable as a local land charge. A local land charge will (if appropriate searches are carried out) alert purchasers of premises on high streets or in town centres to the existence of a designation.
	Subsection (7) provides definitions for ‘’designated high street’’ and ‘’designated town centre’’. The definition of "street" used in this section and throughout Part 10 can be found in section 218(5) (Interpretation of Part 10), which adopts the meaning from section 48(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.