# The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Conditional Confirmation) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Acquisition of Land Act 1981;
“Ministerial order” means a compulsory purchase order made conditionally under paragraph 4AA (1) of Schedule 1 to the Act;
“non-Ministerial application” means an application made under regulation 3;
“non-Ministerial order” means a compulsory purchase order confirmed conditionally under section 13BA (1) of the Act;
“public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 is a bank holiday in England;
“relevant objector”—
(a) in relation to a non-Ministerial order, has the meaning given to that term by section 13BA (6) of the Act;
(b) in relation to a Ministerial order, has the meaning given to that term by paragraph 4AA (6) of Schedule 1 to the Act;
“working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/308/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-conditional-confirmation-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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