Paragraph 4 New Towns Act 1981

The New Towns Act 1981^f1 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 4 (procedure for authorising compulsory acquisitions), in paragraph 5—

In Schedule 5 (procedure for authorising compulsory acquisition of undertakers’ land), for paragraph 5 substitute—

“5.

As soon as may be after a compulsory purchase order has been made on such an application the acquiring authority shall serve on any person who, if Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applied to the acquisition, would be entitled to a notice under section 12 of that Act (notice to owners, lessees and occupiers), a notice in the prescribed form—

(a)

stating that the order has been made,

(b)

naming a place where where a copy of the order and of the map referred to therein may be seen at any reasonable hour,

(c)

containing a prescribed statement about the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, and

(d)

inviting any person who would be entitled to claim compensation if a declaration were executed under section 4 of that Act to give the acquiring authority information about the person’s name, address and interest in land, using a prescribed form.”

The amendments made by this paragraph apply only in relation to a compulsory purchase order made after this paragraph comes into force.