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ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND

Made 8th April 2024

Laid before Parliament 9th April 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)^f1, 4(1) and 6(1) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981^f2, section 20 of the Land Compensation Act 1961^f3, and sections 59, 61(1) and 333(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^f4.

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f1: See the definition of “prescribed”. The function of the Secretary of State under section 2(1) to prescribe by regulations, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). This function was subsequently transferred from the National Assembly to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
f2: 1981 c. 66. Section 4(1) was amended by section 184 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22). Section 6(1) was amended by section 183 of, and paragraphs 4 and 7 of Schedule 15 to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
f3: 1961 c.33. Section 20 was amended by section 232(4) of, and Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20) and is prospectively amended by section 189(6) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) as of 31st January 2025.
f4: 1990 c. 8. Section 59 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27).