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(1)Notwithstanding any interest of the Crown in Crown land, but subject to the following provisions of this section—
(a)a plan approved, adopted or made under Part II of this Act or Part II of the 1971 Act may include proposals relating to the use of Crown land;
(b)any power to acquire land compulsorily under Part IX may be exercised in relation to any interest in Crown land which is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown;
(c)any restrictions or powers imposed or conferred by Part III, VII [F1except sections 196A and 196B]or VIII, by the provisions of Part VI relating to purchase notices, or by any of the provisions of sections 266 to 270, shall apply and be exercisable in relation to Crown land, to the extent of any interest in it for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown.
(2)Except with the consent of the appropriate authority—
[F2(aa)in relation to land which for the time being is Crown land—
(i)a planning obligation shall not be enforced by injunction; and
(ii)the power to enter land conferred by section 106(6) shall not be exercised;]
(a)no order or notice shall be made, issued or served under any of the provisions of section 102, 103, [F3171C, 172, 173A, 183, 187A, 187B], 198, 199 or 215 or Schedule 9 or under any of those provisions as applied by any order or regulations made under Part VIII, in relation to land which for the time being is Crown land;
(b)no interest in land which for the time being is Crown land shall be acquired compulsorily under Part IX.
(3)No purchase notice shall be served in relation to any interest in Crown land unless—
(a)an offer has been previously made by the owner of that interest to dispose of it to the appropriate authority on equivalent terms, and
(b)that offer has been refused by the appropriate authority.
(4)In subsection (3) “equivalent terms” means that the price payable for the interest shall be equal to (and shall, in default of agreement, be determined in the same manner as) the compensation which would be payable in respect of it if it were acquired in pursuance of a purchase notice.
(5)The rights conferred by the provisions of Chapter II of Part VI shall be exercisable by a person who (within the meaning of those provisions) is an owner-occupier of a hereditament or agricultural unit which is Crown land, or is a resident owner-occupier of a hereditament which is Crown land, in the same way as they are exercisable in respect of a hereditament or agricultural unit which is not Crown land, and those provisions shall apply accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 296(1)(c) inserted (2.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 45(1) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3, Sch. 1
F2S. 296(2)(aa) inserted (25.10.1991) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 12(2) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2272, art. 3
F3Words “171C, 172, 173A, 183, 187A, 187B” in s. 296(2)(a) substituted for “172” (2.1.1992 except so far as relating to the reference to s. 187A which exception is 27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 45(2) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3, Sch.1; S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))
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