Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (repealed 27.5.1997) (c. 52)

Part XV S Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

[F1 Interdicts restraining breaches of planning control] S

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 260A and cross heading inserted (26.3.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:2), s.35 (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/334, art. 4.

278 General vesting declarations. S

(1) Schedule 24 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of enabling any authority to whom this section applies to vest in themselves by a declaration land which they are authorised by a compulsory purchase order to acquire and, with respect to the effect of such a declaration, the payment and recovery of sums in respect of compensation for the acquisition of land so vested and other matters connected therewith.

(2) This section applies to any Minister or local or other public authority authorised to acquire land by means of a compulsory purchase order, and any such authority is in the said Schedule 24 referred to as an acquiring authority.

(3) This section shall not apply to the compulsory acquisition of land with respect to which a compulsory purchase order was in force before 8th December 1969.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 278 amended by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), s. 2(7)

C2 S. 278 applied (with modifications) by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), s. 77(3)

C3 S. 278 applied by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 36(3)

C4 S. 278 extended (1.4.1991) by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 8(13)

S. 278 modified (16.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), s. 31(7) (with s. 30(2)); S.I. 1992/817, art. 3(2), Sch.1

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 260A and cross heading inserted (26.3.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:2), s.35 (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/334, art. 4.

[F2 Interdicts restraining breaches of planning control] S

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 260A and cross heading inserted (26.3.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:2), s.35 (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/334, art. 4.

278 General vesting declarations. S

(1) Schedule 24 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of enabling any authority to whom this section applies to vest in themselves by a declaration land which they are authorised by a compulsory purchase order to acquire and, with respect to the effect of such a declaration, the payment and recovery of sums in respect of compensation for the acquisition of land so vested and other matters connected therewith.

(2) This section applies to any Minister or local or other public authority authorised to acquire land by means of a compulsory purchase order, and any such authority is in the said Schedule 24 referred to as an acquiring authority.

(3) This section shall not apply to the compulsory acquisition of land with respect to which a compulsory purchase order was in force before 8th December 1969.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 278 amended by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), s. 2(7)

C2 S. 278 applied (with modifications) by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), s. 77(3)

C3 S. 278 applied by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 36(3)

C4 S. 278 extended (1.4.1991) by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35, SIF 64), s. 8(13)

S. 278 modified (16.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), s. 31(7) (with s. 30(2)); S.I. 1992/817, art. 3(2), Sch.1