# The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017, Regulation 4: Transitional provisions: no-scheme principle and compensation for disturbance


(1) The amendments made by section 32 and section 35 of the Act only apply in relation to a compulsory purchase of land which is authorised on or after 22nd September 2017.
(2) 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/2017/936/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-act-2017-commencement-no-2-regulations-2017/regulation-4
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