Regulation 3 Prescribed forms in connection with compulsory purchase orders

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 3(ba) inserted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2026 reg. 2(2)(a)
reg. 3(c)(i) omitted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2026 reg. 2(2)(b)
reg. 3(e) substituted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2026 reg. 2(2)(c)
reg. 3(da)(db) inserted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2017 reg. 2(2)
reg. 3(c)(ia) inserted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2024 reg. 2(2)(b)
reg. 3(c)(i) words substituted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2024 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)
reg. 3(c)(i) word omitted by Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) 2024 reg. 2(2)(a)(ii)

Subject to regulation 4, the prescribed forms in relation to the provisions of the Act mentioned below are as follows—

(a)

for the purposes of section 10(2), the form of a compulsory purchase order (other than a clearance compulsory purchase order) shall be—

(i)

Form 1; or

(ii)

if the order provides for the vesting of land given in exchange pursuant to section 19 or paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 (commons, open spaces etc.), Form 2; or

(iii)

if the order does not provide for the vesting of land given in exchange pursuant to section 19 or paragraph 6 of Schedule 3, but provides for discharging the land purchased from rights, trusts and incidents pursuant to that section or paragraph, Form 3;

(b)

for the purposes of section 10(2), the form of a clearance compulsory purchase order shall be—

(i)

Form 4; or

(ii)

if the order provides for the vesting of land given in exchange pursuant to section 19 or paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 (commons, open spaces etc.), Form 5; or

(iii)

(c)

for the purposes of—

(i)

section 11(1) and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, the form of a newspaper notice; and

(ii)

section 11(3) and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1, the form of a notice to be affixed on or near the land comprised in the order,

shall be Form 7;

(d)

for the purposes of section 12(1) and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1, the form of a notice to a qualifying person^f1 shall be Form 8, or if the order is made under sections 121 or 125 of the Local Government Act 1972^f2 on behalf of a principal council^f3 or parish council, or pursuant to an agreement under section 8 of the Highways Act 1980^f4 on behalf of a highway authority^f5, Form 9;

(e)

for the purposes of section 15(5) and paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 1, the form of a confirmation notice^f6 or making notice^f7 shall be Form 10, except that where confirmation is by the acquiring authority pursuant to section 14A, it shall be Form 11;

(f)

for the purposes of section 22 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3, the form of a newspaper notice stating that a certificate has been given under section 16 or 19 of, or paragraph 3 or 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Act shall be Form 12.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: For the definition of “qualifying person”, see section 12(2) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 as amended by sections 100(5) and 101(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
f2: 1972 c. 70
f3: For the definition of “principal council”, see section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972.
f4: 1980 c. 66.
f5: For the definition of “highway authority”, see section 1 of the Highways Act 1980.
f6: For the definition of “confirmation notice”, see section 15(4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 inserted by section 100(7) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
f7: For the definition of “making notice”, see paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 inserted by section 101(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.