Commentary on Sections Part 3 – Repeals of Welsh Legislation Part 13 – Land Authority for Wales
178.The Land Authority for Wales was established in 1976 under the Common Land Act 1975. Its role was to buy land on behalf of the UK Government for industrial or other forms of development to encourage economic growth. Its functions for Wales were transferred to the WDA in 1998 and then it was abolished. The functions of the WDA were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers following the abolition of the WDA.
179.The transfer of its functions and the cessation of the operation of the Land Authority for Wales was achieved through the 1998 Act. Some of the provisions in the 1998 Act are no longer required. Therefore paragraph 52 of Schedule 1 amends that Act because: