# The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/143 · made 17 February 2026

These Regulations amend the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (“the 2026 Regulations”) and come into force on 18th February 2026.

Made under: Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (Section 7, Section 11, Section 12, Section 15, Section 22, Schedule 1 paragraph 2, Schedule 1 paragraph 3, Schedule 1 paragraph 6, Schedule 3 paragraph 9)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-prescribed-forms-ministers-amendment-no-2-regulations-2026/pdf/uksi_20260143_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2026/111 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made at 2.32 p.m. on 17th February 2026
Coming into force 18th February 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(2), 11(1) and (3), 12(1), 15(4)(e) and (f) and (5), and 22 of, and paragraphs 2(1) and (3), 3(1), 6(4)(e) and (f) and (5) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 18th February 2026.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

## 2 Amendment to the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

In regulation 1(1) of the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, for “18th February 2025” substitute “18th February 2026”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
at 2.32 p.m. on 17th February 2026

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (“the 2026 Regulations”) and come into force on 18th February 2026.
Regulation 2 substitutes the date on which the 2026 Regulations come into force to correct a mistake made in regulation 1(1) of the 2026 Regulations and clarify that the 2026 Regulations are intended to come into force on 18th February 2026 rather than 18th February 2025.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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