Acquisition of Land Act 1981, Section 31 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)This section applies to a compulsory purchase order under—
(a)[F1the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990] [F2or Part 3 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023],
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)section 142 or 143 of the [F4Local Government, Planning and Land Act]1980 (acquisition by urban development corporation),
[F5(ca)section 207(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (acquisition by Mayoral development corporation),] [F6or
(d)section 21A of, and Schedule 4 to, the M1Welsh Development Agency Act 1975,]
being a compulsory purchase order authorising the acquisition of land which has been acquired by statutory undertakers for the purposes of their undertaking.
[F7(2)Section 16(2) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to, this Act shall not apply to an order confirmed or made by the appropriate Minister jointly with the Minister or Ministers who would (apart from this subsection) have power to make or confirm it.]
(4)Where in accordance with this section a compulsory acquisition is effected under a compulsory purchase order confirmed or made without the appropriate Minister’s certificate [F8sections 280 to 282 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990] (measure of compensation) shall apply in accordance with [F8section 280(1)(c)] of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 53(2)(a)
F2Words in s. 31(1)(a) inserted (4.11.2024) by Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), s. 212(2), Sch. 13 para. 57 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(d)
F3S. 31(1)(b) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. V (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2444, art. 4
F4Words in s. 31(3)(c) substituted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 135(3) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F5S. 31(1)(ca) inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(l), Sch. 22 para. 7(3)
F6S. 31(1)(d) and word inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 128, Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 19 (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F7S. 31(2) substituted (25.09.1991) for s. 31(2)(3) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 28:1), s. 70, Sch. 15, para. 10(2); S.I. 1991/2067, art. 3.
F8Words substituted by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 53(2)(b)
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