Article 21 Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorilyI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

After the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which this Order is made—

(a)

no notice to treat is to be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act; and

(b)

no declaration is to be executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981^f1 as applied by article 24 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).

(2)

The authority conferred by article 28 (temporary use of land in connection with carrying out the authorised development) must cease at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), save that nothing in this paragraph prevents the undertaker remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession was taken before the end of that period.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 21 in force at 10.10.2019, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: 1981 c.66. Section 4 was amended by sections 184, 185 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 18(1) to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c.22). There are further amendments to that Act made by the Housing and Planning Act 2016 that are relevant to the amendment of section 4.