EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe forms for the purposes of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66) (“the 1981 Act”) and come into force on 6 April 2017. They apply to the compulsory purchase of land in Wales.
The prescribed forms reflect the changes to the general vesting declaration procedure made by Part 7 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22).
Regulation 3(1)(a) provides that, for the purposes of section 4(1) of the 1981 Act, the form of a general vesting declaration is Form 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations (or a form substantially to the same effect).
Regulation 3(1)(b) provides that, for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1981 Act, the form of notice specifying the land and stating the effect of a general vesting declaration is Form 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations (or a form substantially to the same effect).
Regulation 4 revokes with saving the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/497) in Wales.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.