Part 8: Development Corporations Planning functions 7B Arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functions in England
Subsections (1) to (4) of section 7B (Arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functions in England) allow a New Town Development Corporations to make arrangements for the discharge of its development management functions, in whole or part, by the relevant council(s) but without prejudice to its own ability to perform those functions. This allows a development corporation to delegate its functions to the local authorities in the area. Subsections (5) and (6) allows the New Town Development Corporation to seek the relevant councils’ assistance in the discharge of other planning functions including local plan-making functions and waste and minerals plan-making functions. Subsection (7) provides for the definition of "council" for the purposes of this section.
	Subsection (3) amends Schedule 3 by inserting paragraph 10A and paragraph 10B. Paragraph 10A(1) to (2) allows New Town Development Corporations to discharge any of their planning functions made by order under new subsection (7A) to a committee. Paragraph 10A(3) allows any functions that are authorised or required to be done by the corporation to be done by a member of the corporation or of its staff, or by a committee or sub-committee. Paragraph 10A(4) to (6) allows the development corporation or Secretary of State to set out the arrangements for meetings and the minimum number of people in a committee or sub-committee. The validity of the committee or sub-committee is not affected by a vacancy or a flaw in the appointment of members.
	Paragraph 10B(1) to 10B(4) sets out the arrangements for membership in relation to the membership of the committee and the sub-committee. Paragraph 10B(2) and 10B(3) sets out that the membership of a committee or sub-committee to be appointed by members of the development corporation, or any other person the development corporation considers appropriate, provided that they have consent from the Secretary of State. Paragraph 10B(4) sets out that the membership of a committee or sub-committee must always have at least one member of the development corporation, and must not include any person who is a member of the staff of the development corporation.