Acquisition of Land Act 1981

[F1 6 (1) After the order has been made, the Minister must— E+W

(a) serve a making notice, and a copy of the order as made, on each person on whom a notice was required to be served under paragraph 3, and

(b) affix a making notice to a conspicuous object or objects on or near the land comprised in the order.

(2) The notice under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must—

(a) be addressed to persons occupying or having an interest in the land;

(b) so far as practicable, be kept in place by the acquiring authority until the expiry of a period of six weeks beginning with the [F2 date when the order becomes operative] [F2 day on which the Minister takes the final step needed to comply with sub-paragraph (1)(a)].

(3) [F3 Unless the order was made conditionally,] The Minister must also publish a making notice—

[F4 (a)] in one or more local newspapers circulating in the locality in which the land comprised in the order is situated [F5 , and

(b) on an appropriate website, until the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the Minister takes the final step needed to comply with sub-paragraph (1)(a).]

(4) A making notice is a notice—

(a) describing the land;

(b) stating that the order has been made;

[F6 (ba) if the order was made conditionally, stating the conditions and time specified under paragraph 4AA(3);]

(c) (except in the case of a notice under sub-paragraph (1)(a)) naming a place where a copy of the order as made and of the map referred to there may be inspected at all reasonable hours;

[F7 (ca) specifying a website on which those copies may be viewed;]

(d) that a person aggrieved by the order may apply to the High Court as mentioned in section 23.

[F8 (e) containing a prescribed statement about the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981;

(f) 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.]

[F9 (4A) If the appropriate authority is satisfied that, because of special circumstances, it is impracticable for the Minister to make the copies referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(c) available for inspection at an appropriate place, the appropriate authority may direct that the requirement in sub-paragraph (4)(c) is not to apply.]

[F10 (4B) If the order was made conditionally and the Minister decides under paragraph 4AA that the conditions have been met, the Minister must serve—

(a) a copy of the order, and

(b) a fulfilment notice,

on each person on whom a notice was required to be served under paragraph 3.

(4C) Where sub-paragraph (4B) applies, the Minister must also—

(a) affix a fulfilment notice to a conspicuous object or objects on or near the land comprised in the order, and

(b) publish a fulfilment notice—

(i) in one or more local newspapers circulating in the locality in which the land comprised in the order is situated, and

(ii) on an appropriate website, until the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the Minister takes the final step needed to comply with sub-paragraph (4B).

(4D) A fulfilment notice is a notice—

(a) stating that the conditions subject to which the order was made have been met and that the order will therefore become operative, and

(b) annexing the information that was contained in the making notice.]

(5) A making notice [F11 or fulfilment notice] must be in the prescribed form.

[F12 (6) The Minister must send the making notice [F13 , and any fulfilment notice,] to the Chief Land Registrar and [F14 it] [F14 each such notice] shall be a local land charge.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (6.8.2004 for specified purposes, 31.10.2004 in so far as not already in force) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), s. 101(5) (with s. 101(6)); S.I. 2004/2097, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2593, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(2)(b) substituted (31.3.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(a) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) inserted (31.3.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(b) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 6(3)(a) (31.1.2024 for specified purposes, 30.4.2024 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 1(6)(a)(i) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(r); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 3(c) (with reg. 4)

F5 Sch. 1 para. 6(3)(b) and word inserted (31.1.2024 for specified purposes, 30.4.2024 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 1(6)(a)(ii) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(r); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 3(c) (with reg. 4)

F6 Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(ba) inserted (31.3.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(c) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)

F7 ch. 1 para. 6(4)(ca) inserted (31.1.2024 for specified purposes, 30.4.2024 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 1(6)(b) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(r); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 3(c) (with reg. 4)

F8 Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(e)(f) inserted (1.10.2016 for specified purposes, 3.2.2017 for specified purposes, 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 15 para. 3(2); S.I. 2016/956, reg. 2(b)(ii); S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(i); S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(j)

F9 Sch. 1 para. 6(4A) inserted (31.1.2024 for specified purposes, 30.4.2024 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 1(6)(c) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(r); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 3(c) (with reg. 4)

F10 Sch. 1 para. 6(4B)-(4D) inserted (31.3.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(d) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)

F11 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(5) inserted (31.3.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(e) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)

F12 Sch. 1 para. 6(6) inserted (3.2.2017 for specified purposes, 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 15 para. 3(3); S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(i) (with reg. 5); S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(j)

F13 Words in , s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(f)(i) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)

F14 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(6) substituted (31.3.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(7), Sch. 19 para. 3(3)(f)(ii) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/389, reg. 2(t)