Article 2 Application of Rules

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), these Rules apply in relation to any inquiry which is caused by the Secretary of State to be held under the provisions of section 5^f1 of, or the First Schedule to, the Act for the purpose of inquiring into the authorisation of any compulsory purchase of land by a public authority.

(2)

Where a public authority has, prior to the date on which these Rules come into force, submitted a compulsory purchase order to the Secretary of State for confirmation and on that date no decision as to confirmation has been issued–

(a)

where a local inquiry has been opened but the reporter has not yet reported, the 1976 Rules shall continue to regulate the procedure until immediately before he reports, but these Rules shall apply to the making of the report and all subsequent procedures;

(b)

where a local inquiry has not been opened, the 1976 Rules shall continue to apply until the inquiry is opened, but these Rules shall apply thereafter.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 5 of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Schedule 13, Part IV.