# The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) (England) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981;
“relevant order” means an order which provides that the Act is to apply to the compulsory purchase of land which it authorises as if the order were a compulsory purchase order; and
“special enactment” means—
(a) a local or private Act which authorises the compulsory purchase of land specifically identified in that Act, or
(b) a provision which—
(i) is contained in an Act other than a local or private Act, and
(ii) authorises the compulsory purchase of land specifically identified in that Act.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered form is a reference to the form bearing that number in the Schedule or to a form substantially to the same effect as that form.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, a compulsory purchase of land is authorised—
(a) by a compulsory purchase order, on the day on which the order is confirmed by a Minister or another authority, or made by a Minister;
(b) by an order under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992, on the day on which the Secretary of State determines under section 13(1) of that Act to make the order;
(c) by a harbour revision order, a harbour empowerment order or a harbour closure order under the Harbours Act 1964, on the day on which the order is made by a Minister or a person who is designated in an order made under section 42A of that Act;
(d) by any other relevant order, on the day on which the order is made by a Minister; or
(e) by a special enactment, on the day on which the special enactment is enacted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/3/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-vesting-declarations-england-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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