The Land Authority Act 2030

### **Powers of The Land Authority for districts**

**(1)** The Land Authority reserve the right to operate any district under their control which is classed as under State Control. The district must be appropriated by the official standards listed in subsection 2

**(2)** The Land Authority reserve the right to appropriate any district if genuine concerns are expressed regarding the lack of development or control by the existing council. It is not possible for them to appropriate a district under control of the Golden Group. Appropriation must be done according to the official standards listed below;

> (a) Once an issue is discovered by The Land Authority, the district and its council in control must be placed under a three month observation and the issue under observation must be logged in detail along with any notable information.
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> (b) After the observation, if the issue still remains then The Land Authority can issue a Violation Notice which can be listed as 'Development' for districts that have had a lack of development for a minimum length of five years or 'Control' for districts that are not being controlled by their council in an appropriate fashion.
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> (c) The Land Authority must be in regular contact with the council after the Violation Notice is sent and its main aim will be to resolve the issues with the council before they are prolonged and subsequently made worse.
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> (d) If there is a lack of change to the issue after three months regardless as to whether there has been communication stating otherwise by the council, The Land Authority has the right to issue a Land Appropriation Notice which will inform the council that they have between one year up to five years *(at the discretion of TLA)* to resolve the issue or the land will be appropriated by The Land Authority and will be placed under State Control. Councils have the exact time given to resolve the issue.
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> (e) The Land Authority have three months from the day of Appropriation to issue a Land Appropriation Action Notice which will organise a date to remove any control the current council has over the district and its services.
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**(3)** The Land Authority offer the right for councils to mark their district as inactive if they are not planning a development for the area yet

> (a) By marking the district as inactive, the time length for a Development Notice Violation to be issued is reset to zero, so the district has an additional five years to decide on development.
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> (i) A district can be marked as inactive if it receives a Development Notice Violation but once a Land Appropriation Notice has been issued, it cannot be marked as inactive and must comply with the notice to have the land appropriated by The Land Authority.
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> (ii) A district cannot be marked as inactive if it is a district that was developed five years prior
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**(4)** The Land Authority offer the right for councils to mark their district for removal

> (a) By marking the district for removal, it must be allocated under the nearest district to it
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> (i) A district can be marked for removal if it receives a Development Notice Violation but once a Land Appropriation Notice has been issued, it cannot be marked for removal and must comply with the notice to have the land appropriated by The Land Authority.
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> (b) By marking the district for removal, its development will be monitored alongside the district it will be listed under
> (c) Districts that have been marked as removal, cannot be reregistered as a separate district for the next five years unless approved by a member of the Golden Group.
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### **Powers of The Land Authority for councils**

**(1)** The Land Authority reserves the right to report a recommendation to the Golden Group for dissolving a council if there is concerns expressed relating to the councils performance in relation to the control of one or multiple districts operated by them. The Land Authority does not have the right to dissolve a council.

**(2)** The Land Authority reserves the right to deny a council's request to purchase land from them if the requested land;

> (a) is not appropriate for the development plan submitted
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> (b) is reserved and not available for use yet
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> (c) is contaminated
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> (d) does not have a suitable connection to another district or highway
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> (e) has a denied highway connection proposal by Highways Ultimate
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### **Powers of The Land Authority for land ownership**

**(1)** The Land Authority owns the right to every part of land in a county unless the land is;

> (a) sold to an official council
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> (b) used for a small or major highway
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> (i) Control is given to Highways Ultimate for these areas in exception for small highways that are managed by councils
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> (c) reserved by the Golden Group
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**(2)** The Land Authority will only offer land ownership for areas that support the development of the county.

> (a) If the land is very far from a suitable highway connection regardless as to whether the development plan includes a new highway, it will be rejected ownership unless a major highway connection is approved by Highways Ultimate.
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> (b) If the land has notable issues that could hinder the development of a district, it will be rejected ownership.
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> (i) notable issues can include contamination of land or if the land is unsuitable for construction
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> (c) If the development does not support the future development design for the county outlined by The Land Authority and/or Golden Group, it will be rejected ownership. There is no official design for how a county may look, but if the development has a major impact that could be classed as negative for the overall design of a county, it does not support the future development design for the county.
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> (i) The Land Authority and/or Golden Group reserve the right to classify whether the development has a negative impact on the county
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> (d) Any land can be offered to the Golden Group if a minimum of five members on the Golden Group Board of Directors team agree on the proposal for the land.
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**(3)** The Land Authority will offer to sell the land to the requesting council if the development plan is approved and there are no known reasons for the land to be retained.

> (a) The development plan must be approved by The Land Authority and if there are highway developments included, they must be approved by Highways Ultimate
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> (b) If the development plan includes three or more districts, it must be approved by the Golden Group.
> (c) If the development plan is classed as a large scale development plan, it must be approved by the Golden Group.
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> (i) large scale development plans will be where the area of land exceeds 1000 acres
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**(4)** The Land Authority will retain ownership of the land for up to one year after the sale has been approved for analysis.

> (a) Councils will be given a time length between one month and one year for analysis of the land to take place
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> (b) If the land passes analysis checks, the sale will be approved and ownership will be transferred to the requesting council
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> (c) If the land fails analysis checks, the sale will be denied and the council will be issued a Revoked Land Notice informing them of the reason/s the land could not be sold.
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### **Powers of The Land Authority for investigations**

**(1)** The Land Authority reserves the right to launch an investigation into a council as a whole body or in relation to one or multiple of its districts

**(2)** The Land Authority reserves the right to launch an investigation into any council if there are;

> (a) Issues relating to how the council operates a district that have been observed for a minimum of three months
> (b) Issues relating to any council decision that have been reported by a minimum of 2,500 citizens
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**(3)** The Land Authority will work with the Government, Government Services and Government Affiliated Services to construct written reports for a district or council in relation to an investigation which must be sent to the Golden Group once complete.

> (a) Highways Ultimate - Must provide unredacted information relating to commission paid developments, development plan details, any financial data and any statistics relating to highways.
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> (b) Rankings and Listings - Must provide unredacted information relating to district names, district ratings, known district issues, known council issues, any financial data and any statistics relating to district operation.
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> (c) Golden Group - Information given at the discretion of a member of the Board of Directors team.
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### **Powers of The Land Authority for notices**

**(1)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue different notices to councils relating to their entire body or certain districts. The notices are listed in the follow subsections.

**(2)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue an Investigation Notice

> (a) To be issued to relating councils in respect of the district/s that is under an official investigation
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> (i) The Investigation Notice must be titled as *'Investigation Notice for [DISTRICT/S] - [COUNCIL]'*
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> (b) Additional written information as to the reason for the investigation is not required but should be classed as an investigation into the following reasons;
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> (i) • The control of this district
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> (ii) • The development of this district
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> (iii) • The finances of this district
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> (iv) • The pollution of this district
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> (v) • The population of this district
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**(3)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Control Violation Notice

> (a) To be issued to relating councils in respect of the district/s that is in violation of managing it in an inappropriate fashion
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> (i) The notice must be titled as *'Control Violation Notice for [DISTRICT/S] - [COUNCIL]'*
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> (b) Information must be included that gives recommendations on what the council needs to change to prevent a Land Appropriation Notice
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**(4)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Development Violation Notice

(a) To be issued to relating councils in respect of the district/s that is in violation of failing to provide a development plan for a district after five years of ownership

(i) The notice must be titled as *'Development Violation Notice for [DISTRICT/S] - [COUNCIL]'*

(b) Information must be included that gives recommendations on what the council needs to change to prevent a Land Appropriation Notice

**(5)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Land Appropriation Notice

> (a) To be issued to relating councils in respect of the district/s that have received a Control Violation Notice three months prior
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> (i) The notice must be titled as *'Land Appropriation Notice for [DISTRICT/S] - [COUNCIL]'*
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> (b) Information must be included that states the length of time the council has to resolve the issue before the district/s is appropriated
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> (i) The length of time must be between one year and five years.
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> (b) Once the time has elapsed, a Land Appropriation Action Notice must be issued within three months
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> (c) The Land Appropriation Notice can be extended at the discretion of The Land Authority up to the maximum length of five years.
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> (d) Councils can request for the Land Appropriation Notice to be reviewed by a member of the Golden Group. From the review;
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> (i) the Land Appropriation Notice can be revoked with a detailed explanation
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> (ii) the Land Appropriation Notice can be approved which will cause a Land Appropriation Action Notice to be issued exactly one year from when the Land Appropriation Notice was given unless the issue for the notice to be given is resolved in three months.
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**(6)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Land Appropriation Action Notice

> (a) To be issued to relating councils in respect of the district/s that have received a Land Appropriation Notice prior with a specific time length as to when the district will be appropriated
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> (i) The notice must be titled as *'Land Appropriation Action Notice for [DISTRICT/S] - [COUNCIL]'*
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> (ii) The Land Authority has up to three months from the day the Land Appropriation Notice date expires to issue this notice.
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> (b) Information must be included that states the date the district and its services will be appropriated and marked as under State Control
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> (i) The date must be within thirty days of the notice being issued.
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> (c) The Land Authority must sell the district another council, set up a temporary council for the district or issue a Removal of Land Ownership Notice within five years of the day the notice was issued.
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**(7)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Removal of Land Ownership Notice

> (a) To be issued to any residents or building owners within a district or specified area of land
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> (b) Information must be included that states the date of when the land is to be removed of all structures and road networks
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> (i) The date must be within three months of the notice being issued unless extended up to one year by discretion of The Land Authority
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**(8)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Revoked Land Notice

> (a) To be issued to relating councils in respect of the area of land that may have been approved for ownership previously but has been revoked for reasons that have been discovered after the ownership was approved.
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> (b) Revoked reasons must be a selection of the following;
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> (i) • Unsuitable for development after land survey of the area
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> (ii) • A disaster creating changes to the land that must be reviewed before ownership is given
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> (iii) • A higher sale price has been agreed with by another council
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> (iv) • The land has since been reserved for future developments and unavailable for sale.
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> (v) • Proposed highways connections have since been rejected by Highways Ultimate
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> (vi) • The Land Authority does not approve of the land being used as development for this specific council
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**(9)** The Land Authority reserves the right to issue a Order by Powers Notice

> (a) To be issued to related parties as an order under the powers held by The Land Authority
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> (i) This order must be undertaken by the party or they will face criminal prosecution and/or a fine of up to £10bn
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