Introductory text

England and Wales As made

ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made

5th 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^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1981 c. 67. Section 11(1) was amended by section 181(3)(b) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2003 (c. 55) (“the 2023 Act”). Section 11(3) was inserted by section 100(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”). Section 12(1) was amended by section 100(5) of the 2004 Act and by section 181(4) of the 2023 Act. Section 15 was substituted by section 100(7) of the 2004 Act; section 15(4)(e) and (f) was inserted by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the 2016 Act”); section 15(5) was amended by section 183(3)(e) of the 2023 Act. Section 22 was amended by section 181(7) of the 2023 Act. Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 101(2) of the 2004 Act. Paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 was amended by section 101(3) of the 2004 Act and by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 101(5) of the 2004 Act; paragraph 6(4)(e) and (f) was inserted by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 15 to the 2016 Act; paragraph 6(5) was amended by paragraph 3(3)(e) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 was amended by section 181(8) of the 2023 Act.