Land Authority for Wales (LAW; cy, Awdurdod Tir Cymru) was an executive agency of the

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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

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 ...

References

{{Reflist Economy of Wales Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom