53Period in which ballot results and valuations are to be notified
(1)In section 52 of the 2003 Act (ballot procedure), in subsection (4), for the words from “28 days” to the end of the subsection, substitute “12 weeks beginning with—
(a)the date on which a valuer is appointed under section 59(1) in respect of the land in relation to which the community body has confirmed it will exercise its right to buy, or
(b)where—
(i)the ballotter receives notification under subsection (3C) of section 60, and
(ii)the date notified under paragraph (c) of that subsection is after the end of the 12 week period beginning with the date on which a valuer is appointed as mentioned in paragraph (a) above,
the day following the date notified to the ballotter under paragraph (c) of that subsection.”.
(2)In section 60 of the 2003 Act (procedure for valuation), after subsection (3), insert—
“(3A)An application under subsection (3) must be made within the period of 21 days beginning with the date of appointment of the valuer.
(3B)Any longer period as mentioned in that subsection must be fixed under that subsection within the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the application was received.
(3C)Where such a longer period is fixed, Ministers must notify the persons mentioned in subsection (3D) of—
(a)the fact that a longer period has been so fixed,
(b)the length of the period, and
(c)the date on which the period ends.
(3D)The persons are—
(a)the community body which is exercising its right to buy the land,
(b)the person appointed to conduct the ballot in relation to the land, and
(c)the owner of the land.”.