Regulation 3 Prescribed forms in connection with compulsory purchase orders

(1)

For the purposes of section 10(2) of the Act, the form of a compulsory purchase order (other than a clearance compulsory purchase order) which must be used is—

(a)

Form 1; or

(b)

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

(c)

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

(2)

For the purposes of section 10(2), the form of a clearance compulsory purchase order which must be used is—

(a)

Form 4; or

(b)

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

(c)

(3)

For the purposes of—

(a)

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

(b)

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

which must be used is Form 7.

(4)

Subject to regulation 4—

(a)

for the purposes of section 12(1) of, and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Act, the form of a notice to a qualifying person^f1 which must be used is Form 8; or

(b)

if the order is made under section 121 or 125 of the Local Government Act 1972^f2 on behalf of a principal council^f3 or community council, or pursuant to an agreement under section 8 of the Highways Act 1980^f4 on behalf of a highway authority^f5, the form which must be used is Form 9.

(5)

For the purposes of section 15 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Act, the form of a confirmation notice^f6 or making notice^f7 which must be used is Form 10, except when confirmation is by the acquiring authority pursuant to section 14A of the Act, in which case the form which must be used is Form 11.

(6)

For the purposes of section 22 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Act, 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 which must be used is 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.
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.
f7: For the definition of “making notice”, see paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.