title: Land Authority for Wales
text: # Land Authority for Wales
  
  Land Authority for Wales (LAW; Welsh: Awdurdod Tir Cymru) was an executive agency of the UK Government.
  
  ## 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 for industrial or other forms of development in order to encourage economic growth. Authority was abolished in 1999 under Government of Wales Act 1998 and its functions passed to the Welsh Development Agency.
  
  