Finance Act 2003

60 Compulsory purchase facilitating development U.K.

(1) A compulsory purchase facilitating development is exempt from charge.

(2) In this section “compulsory purchase facilitating development” means—

(a) in relation to England F1 ... F2 ..., the acquisition by a person of a chargeable interest in respect of which that person has made a compulsory purchase order for the purpose of facilitating development by another person;

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the acquisition by a person of a chargeable interest by means of a vesting order made for the purpose of facilitating development by a person other than the person who acquires the interest.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a) it does not matter how the acquisition is effected (so that provision applies where the acquisition is effected by agreement).

(4) In subsection (2)(b) a “vesting order” means an order made under any statutory provision to authorise the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement.

(5) In this section “development”—

(a) in relation to England F3 ..., has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (see section 55 of that Act);

F4 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5 (c) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (see section 23 of that Act).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 60(2)(a) omitted (1.4.2018 with effect in accordance with s. 16(4)(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), s. 29(2)(b)(3), Sch. 2 para. 5; S.I. 2018/214, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in s. 60(2)(a) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 29(4) of the amending Act) by virtue of Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), s. 44(2)(b)(3)(b), Sch. 3 para. 7(a) (with s. 29(5)(6)); S.I. 2015/637, art. 2

F3 Words in s. 60(5)(a) omitted (1.4.2018 with effect in accordance with s. 16(4)(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), s. 29(2)(b)(3), Sch. 2 para. 5; S.I. 2018/214, art. 2(a)

F4 S. 60(5)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 29(4) of the amending Act) by virtue of Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), s. 44(2)(b)(3)(b), Sch. 3 para. 7(b) (with s. 29(5)(6)); S.I. 2015/637, art. 2

F5 S. 60(5)(c) substituted (13.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 98 (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)