Article 20 Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorilyI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

After the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which this Order is made—

(a)

no notice to treat is to be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act; and

(b)

no declaration is to be executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981^f1 as applied by article 24 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).

(2)

The authority conferred by article 28 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development) ceases at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), except that nothing in this paragraph prevents the undertaker remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession was taken before the end of that period.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 20 in force at 26.2.2015, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: 1981 c. 66. Sections 2 and 116 were amended by Section 4 of, and paragraph 52 of Schedule 2 to, the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11). There are other amendments to the 1981 Act which are not relevant to this Order.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Preamble inserted (13.2.2015) by The Cornwall Council (A30 Temple to Higher Carblake Improvement) (Correction) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/243), arts. 1, 2(2)