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Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
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Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
1981 CHAPTER 66
An Act to consolidate the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1968 concerning general vesting declarations, and related enactments.
[30th October 1981]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act applied (16.3.1992) by Avon Weir Act 1992 (c. v), s. 4(3)
C2Act applied (with modifications) (7.3.1995) by S.I 1995/519, art. 22(3)
Act applied (with modifications) (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, ss. 4(3), 6, Sch. 4 Pt. II paras. 4, 5, 14(5), 15, Sch. 5 para. 3(b)
Act applied (with modifications) (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 45(5)(6), Sch. 4 para. 5(2)-(7)
Act applied (with modifications) (27.8.1998) by S.I. 1998/1936, art. 28
Act applied (with modifications) (13.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3269, art. 22(1)(2)
Act applied (with modifications) (19.2.1999) by S.I. 1999/537, arts. 6(3)(4), 7(2), 11
Act applied (with modifications) (23.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/2981, art. 19
Act applied (with modifications) (24.12.1999) by S.I. 2000/428, art. 12
Act applied (with modifications) (29.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1347, arts. 24, 33(1)(2)
Act applied (with modifications) (29.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1348, art. 5
Act applied (with modifications) (2.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1367, art. 8
Act applied (with modifications) (2.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1369, art. 5
Act applied (with modifications) (22.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1451, arts. 9(3)(4), 13(b)
Act applied (with modifications) (24.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/3627, art. 37
Act applied (with modifications) (9.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3682, art. 20
Act applied (with modifications) (14.3.2002) by The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/412), arts. 16, 23 (with saving in art. 38)
Act applied (with modifications) (30.4.2002) by The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1066), arts. 22, 32 (with art. 26, Sch. 8)
Act applied (with modifications) (31.5.2002) by The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Depot) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1327), art. 20
Act applied (with modifications) (12.8.2002) by The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Thames Tunnel Approach) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1943), arts. 4(3)(4), 10
C3Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
C4Act modified (25.11.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, s. 19(6), Sch. 4 paras. 6-9 ; S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2(2)(c)
C5Act applied (with modifications) (2.4.2004) by The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/757), arts. 25, 37
C6Act applied (with modifications) (11.2.2005) by The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/120), arts. 31, 41 (with arts. 65, 66)
C7Act applied (with modifications) (22.3.2005) by The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/927), art. 31 (with art. 51)
C8Act applied (with modifications) (22.7.2005) by The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1794), art. 27 (with art. 47)
C9Act applied (with modifications) (26.8.2005) by The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2222), art. 26 (with arts. 45(1), 48, Sch. 10 paras. 21, 29)
C10Act applied (with modifications) (25.11.2005) by The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3105), arts. 26, 36 (with arts. 3(5), 15(3))
C11Act applied (with modifications) (11.1.2006) by The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3523), arts. 24, 33 (with art. 52)
C12Act modified (30.4.2006) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1003), Sch. 1 para. 2
C13Act applied (with modifications) (14.9.2006) by The Borough of Poole (Poole Harbour Opening Bridges) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2310), art. 20 (with art. 40, Sch. 7 para. 12)
C14Act applied (with modifications) (22.11.2006) by The Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International Extension) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2905), arts. 22, 33 (with art. 43)
C15Act applied (with modifications) (13.12.2006) by The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3118), arts. 21, 28
C16Act applied (with modifications) (19.3.2007) by The Ouseburn Barrage Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/608), arts. 25, 32 (with arts. 46-48, Sch. 6 para. 23)
C17Act applied (with modifications) (23.8.2007) by The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2297), arts. 22, 31 (with arts. 3(6), 12(3))
C18Act applied (with modifications) (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), Sch. 6 paras. 4, 5
C19Act applied (with modifications) (14.10.2008) by The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2512), arts. 24, 33(1) (with art. 36(3))
C20Act applied (with modifications) (29.12.2008) by The Network Rail (Thameslink) (Land Acquisition) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3163), art. 5 (with art. 13)
C21Act applied (with modifications) (9.6.2009) by The Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1300), art. 31 (with art. 45(1), Sch. 13 para. 14(2), Sch. 14 para. 19)
C22Act applied (with modifications) (18.9.2009) by The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2364), arts. 19, 30
C23Act applied (with modifications) (28.10.2009) by The Network Rail (Reading) (Land Acquisition) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2728), arts. 5, 17
C24Act applied (with modifications) (20.7.2010) by The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1721), arts. 18, 25
C25Act applied (with modifications) (1.2.2011) by The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/41), arts. 23, 34 (with art. 51, Sch. 10 paras. 68, 85)
C26Act applied (with modifications) (21.4.2011) by The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1072), arts. 19, 31
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I1Act wholly in force at 30.1.1982, see s. 17(2)
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