Land Authority for Wales (LAW; cy, Awdurdod Tir Cymru) was an executive agency of the
UK Government
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History
The Land Authority for Wales was established in 1976 under the
Community Land Act 1975. Its role was to buy land on behalf of the
UK Government
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for industrial or other forms of development in order to encourage economic growth. Authority was abolished in 1999 under
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was passed in 1998 by the Labour government to create a Welsh Assembly, therefore granting Wales a degree of self-government. This legislative ...
and its functions passed to the
Welsh Development Agency
Welsh Development Agency (WDA; cy, Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru) was an executive agency (or QUANGO) and later designated an Assembly Sponsored Public Body (ASPB). Established in 1976, it was tasked with rescuing the ailing Welsh economy by encour ...
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References
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Economy of Wales
Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom