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

England and Wales

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

(a)

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

(b)

no declaration shall be executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 as applied by article 25 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981^f1.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 21 in force at 2.10.2014, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: 1981 c.66. Sections 2 and 116 were amended by section 4 of, and paragraph 52 of Schedule 2 to, the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c.11). There are other amendments to the 1981 Act which are not relevant to this Order.