# Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, Paragraph 6


(1) On receiving a counter-notice the acquiring authority must decide whether to—
(a) withdraw the notice to treat in relation to the land proposed to be acquired,
(b) accept the counter-notice, or
(c) refer the counter-notice to the Upper Tribunal.
(2) But the acquiring authority may not decide to withdraw the notice to treat if the counter-notice was served on or after the original vesting date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/66/schedule/A1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-vesting-declarations-act-1981/schedule-A1/paragraph-6
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