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C1Parts II-IV applied (31.10.1994) by Opencast Coal Act 1958 c. 69, s. 16(4A) as substituted (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 52, Sch. 8 para. 14(5) (with s. 40(7)); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2
(1)If any person aggrieved by a compulsory purchase order desires to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that the authorisation of a compulsory purchase thereby granted is not empowered to be granted under this Act or any such enactment as is mentioned in section 1(1) of this Act, he may make an application to the High Court.
(2)If any person aggrieved by—
(a)a compulsory purchase order, or
(b)a certificate under Part III of, or Schedule 3 to, this Act,
desires to question the validity thereof on the ground that any relevant requirement has not been complied with in relation to the order or certificate he may make an application to the High Court.
(3)In subsection (2) above “relevant requirement” means—
(a)any requirement of this Act, or of any regulation under section 7(2) above, or
(b)any requirement of the M1Tribunals and Inquiries Act [F11992] or of any rules made, or having effect as if made, under that Act.
(4)An application to the High Court under this section shall be made within six weeks—
(a)in the case of a compulsory purchase order to which the M2Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 applies (and which is not excluded by section 27 below), from the date on which the order becomes operative under that Act,
(b)in the case of a compulsory purchase order to which the said Act of 1945 does not apply, from the date on which notice of the confirmation or making of the order is first published in accordance with this Act,
(c)in the case of a certificate, the date on which notice of the giving of the certificate is first published in accordance with this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 23(3)(b) substituted (1. 10. 1992) by Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53), ss. 18(1), 19(2), Sch. 3 para.14.
Marginal Citations
M21945 (9 & 10 Geo 6) c. 18.
(1)On an application under section 23 above the court may by interim order suspend the operation of the compulsory purchase order or any provision contained therein, or of the certificate, either generally or in so far as it affects any property of the applicant, until the final determination of the proceedings.
(2)If on the application the court is satisfied that—
(a)the authorisation granted by the compulsory purchase order is not empowered to be granted under this Act or any such enactment as is mentioned in section 1(1) of this Act, or
(b)the interests of the applicant have been substantially prejudiced by any relevant requirement (as defined in section 23(3) above) not having been complied with,
the court may quash the compulsory purchase order or any provision contained therein, or the certificate, either generally or in so far as it affects any property of the applicant.
[F2(3)If the court has power under subsection (2) to quash a compulsory purchase order it may instead quash the decision to confirm the order either generally or in so far as it affects any property of the applicant.]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 24(3) inserted (13.7.2016) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), ss. 201, 216(3); S.I. 2016/733, reg. 3(k) (with reg. 8)
Subject to the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act, a compulsory purchase order, or a certificate under Part III of, or Schedule 3 to, this Act, shall not, either before or after it has been confirmed, made or given, be questioned in any legal proceedings whatsoever.
(1)Subject to section 24 above, a compulsory purchase order, other than one to which the M3Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 applies, shall become operative on the date on which notice of the confirmation or making of the order is first published in accordance with this Act.
(2)Subject to section 24 above, a certificate under Part III of, or Schedule 3 to, this Act shall become operative on the date on which notice of the giving of the certificate is first published in accordance with this Act.
Marginal Citations
M31945 (9 & 10 Geo 6) c. 18.
This Part of this Act shall not apply to an order which is confirmed by Act of Parliament under section [F34 or] 6 of the M4Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945.
Textual Amendments
F3Words in s. 27 inserted (25.6.2013) by Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27), ss. 25(9), 35(1); S.I. 2013/1488, art. 3(e) (with art. 8(3))
Marginal Citations
M41945 (9 & 10 Geo 6) c. 18.
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