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Article 10 Transitional provisions in relation to the acquisition of land etc.

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(1)

Paragraph (2) applies in relation to a compulsory purchase order which—

(a)

was made by the URA before the commencement date under section 162 of the 1993 Act but in respect of which the Secretary of State has not made a decision before that date; and

(b)

is treated by virtue of article 9 above as made by the HCA under section 9 of the Act.

(2)

Before the Secretary of State—

(a)

confirms the order under section 9 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Act on or after the commencement date; or

(b)

decides under the enactments applied by those provisions on or after that date to permit the HCA to exercise the power to confirm the order,

the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the acquisition of the land to which the order relates would have been within the powers of the URA when the order was made.