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Article 25 Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981I1

England and Wales

(1)

The 1981 Act applies as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order.

(2)

The 1981 Act, as so applied, has effect with the following modifications.

(3)

In section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration), subsection (2) is omitted.

(4)

Section 5A is omittedf1.

F1(4A)

In section 6 (notices after execution of declaration) for subsection (1)(b) there is substituted—

“(b)

on every other person who has given information to the acquiring authority with respect to any of that land further to the invitation published and served under section 134 of the Planning Act 2008,”

(5)

References to the 1965 Act in the 1981 Act must be construed as references to the 1965 Act as applied by section 125 of the 2008 Act (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) to the compulsory acquisition of land under this Order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 25(4A) inserted (8.5.2018) by The National Grid (Richborough Connection Project) (Correction) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/572), art. 1, Sch.

Commencement

I1

Art. 25 in force at 24.8.2017, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

Section 5A to the 1981 Act was inserted by section 182(2) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c.22).