# New Towns Act 1981, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

As soon as may be after a compulsory purchase order has been made on such an application the acquiring authority shall serve on any person who, if Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applied to the acquisition, would be entitled to a notice under section 12 of that Act (notice to owners, lessees and occupiers), a notice in the prescribed form—
(a) stating that the order has been made,
(b) naming a place where where a copy of the order and of the map referred to therein may be seen at any reasonable hour,
(c) containing a prescribed statement about the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, and
(d) inviting any person who would be entitled to claim compensation if a declaration were executed under section 4 of that Act to give the acquiring authority information about the person’s name, address and interest in land, using a prescribed form.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/64/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-towns-act-1981/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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