Part 7Orders granting development consent

Chapter 1Content of orders

Compulsory acquisition

129Local authority and statutory undertakers' land: acquisition by public body

1

Section 128(2) does not apply to the compulsory acquisition of land if the person acquiring the land is any of the following—

a

a local authority;

b

a National Park authority;

c

an urban development corporation;

d

a Welsh planning board;

e

statutory undertakers;

f

a Minister of the Crown.

2

In this section—

  • “local authority” has the meaning given by section 17(4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67);

  • “statutory undertakers” has the meaning given by section 8 of that Act and also includes the authorities, bodies and undertakers—

    1. a

      which are deemed to be statutory undertakers for the purposes of that Act, by virtue of another enactment;

    2. b

      which are statutory undertakers for the purposes of section 17(3) of that Act (see section 17(4) of that Act);

  • “Welsh planning board” means a board constituted under section 2(1B) of TCPA 1990.