Version Superseded: 23/12/2016
Point in time view as at 25/04/2013. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 242 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 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.
If the Secretary of State certifies that possession of a house which—
(a)has been acquired or appropriated by a local authority for planning purposes, and
(b)is for the time being held by the authority for the purposes for which it was acquired or appropriated,
is immediately required for those purposes, nothing in the M1Rent Act 1977 or Part I of the M2Housing Act 1988 shall prevent the acquiring or appropriating authority from obtaining possession of the house.
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