Article 7 Acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils specified in the following provisions as applied by article 9 are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Area—

(a)

section 226 of the 1990 Act (compulsory acquisition of land for development and other planning purposes)^f1;

(b)

section 227 of the 1990 Act (acquisition of land by agreement);

(c)

section 229 of the 1990 Act (appropriation of land forming part of common, etc);

(d)

section 230(1)(a) of the 1990 Act (acquisition of land for purposes of exchange);

(e)

section 232 of the 1990 Act (appropriation of land held for planning purposes);

(f)

section 233 of the 1990 Act (disposal by local authorities of land held for planning purposes)^f2;

(g)

section 235 of the 1990 Act (development of land held for planning purposes);

(h)

section 236 of the 1990 Act (extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired)^f3;

(i)

section 238 of the 1990 Act (use and development of consecrated land);

(j)

section 239 of the 1990 Act (use and development of burial grounds); and

(k)

section 241 of the 1990 act (use and development of open spaces).

(2)

The functions are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 226 was amended by sections 79, 99 and 120 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to, the 2004 Act.
f2: Section 233 was amended by section 8 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
f3: Section 236 was amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 103 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).