Article 26 Application of the 1981 Act

The 1981 Act applies as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order.

The 1981 Act, as so applied by paragraph (1), has effect with the following modifications.

In section 1 (application of act), for subsection 2 substitute—

“(2)

This section applies to any Minister, any local or other public authority or any other body or person authorised to acquire land by means of a compulsory purchase order.”.

In section 5 M1 (earliest date for execution of declaration), in subsection (2), omit the words from “, and this subsection” to the end.

Omit section 5A M2 (time limit for general vesting declaration).

In section 5B(1) M3 (extension of time limit during challenge) for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order), the three year period mentioned in section 5A” substitute “ section 118 (legal challenges relating to applications for orders granting development consent) of the Planning Act 2008 the five year period mentioned in article 22 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily) of the A19/A184 Testo's Junction Alteration Development Consent Order 2018 M4 ”.

In section 6 M5 (notices after execution of declaration) in subsection (1)(b) for “section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981” substitute “ section 134 M6 (notice of authorisation of compulsory acquisition) of the Planning Act 2008 ”.

In section 7 M7 (constructive notice to treat) in subsection (1)(a), omit “(as modified by section 4 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981)”.

In Schedule A1 M8 (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in general vesting declaration), omit paragraph 1(2).

References to the 1965 Act in the 1981 Act are to be construed as references to the 1965 Act as applied by section 125 (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act (and as modified by article 25 (modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act)) to the compulsory acquisition of land under this Order.