The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018

Transitional provisions: Compensation for compulsory acquisition

6.—(1) The amendments made by sections 193, 194(1) to (3), section 195, section 196(1) to (2)(a), section 197, and section 198 of the Act only apply in relation to a compulsory purchase of land which is authorised on or after 6th April 2018.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a compulsory purchase of land is authorised—

(a) by a compulsory purchase order, on the day on which the order is—

(i) confirmed by a Minister, the Welsh Ministers or another authority; or

(ii) made by a Minister or the Welsh Ministers;

(b) by an order under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(1), on the day on which the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers determine under section 13(1) of that Act to make the order;

(c) by a harbour revision order, a harbour empowerment order or a harbour closure order under the Harbours Act 1964(2), on the day on which the order is made by a Minister, the Welsh Ministers or a person who is designated in an order made under section 42A(3) of that Act;

(d) by any other order, on the day on which the order is made by a Minister or the Welsh Ministers; or

(e) by a special enactment, on the day on which the special enactment is enacted.

(1)

1992 c. 42.

(2)

1964 c. 40.

(3)

Section 42A was inserted by section 315 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(1) of Schedule 21 to, the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23).