# The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017, Regulation 5: Transitional provisions: compulsory purchase


(1) The amendments made by the relevant provisions of the Act, in so far as they are brought into force by regulation 3, only apply in relation to a compulsory purchase of land which is authorised on or after 3rd February 2017.
(2) The relevant provisions are—
(a) sections 184 to 189;
(b) section 191;
(c) paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 15;
(d) paragraphs 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 of Schedule 17;
(e) paragraphs 1 to 8 of Schedule 18.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a compulsory purchase of land is authorised—
(a) by a compulsory purchase order, on the day on which the order is—
(i) confirmed by a Minister, the Welsh Ministers or another authority; or
(ii) made by a Minister or the Welsh Ministers.
(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 or the Welsh Ministers determine 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, the Welsh Ministers or a person who is designated in an order made under section 42A of that Act;
(d) by any other order, on the day on which the order is made by a Minister or the Welsh Ministers; 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/2017/75/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016-commencement-no-4-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2017/regulation-5
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