Compulsory Purchase Act 1965

[F1 Acquiring authority must respond to counter-notice within 3 months E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (3.2.2017) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 17 para. 3; S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(g) (with reg. 5)

19 E+W On receiving a counter-notice the acquiring authority must decide whether to—

(a) accept the counter-notice, or

(b) refer the counter-notice to the Upper Tribunal.

20 E+W The authority must serve notice of their decision on the owner within the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the counter-notice is served (“the decision period”).

21 E+W If the authority decide to refer the counter-notice to the Upper Tribunal they must do so within the decision period.

22 E+W If the authority do not serve notice of a decision within the decision period they are to be treated as if they had served notice of a decision to accept the counter-notice at the end of that period.]