Planning Act 2008

129 Local authority and statutory undertakers' land: acquisition by public body E+W+S

(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;

[F1 (ca) a Mayoral 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—

  (a)

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

  (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.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 129(1)(ca) inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(l), Sch. 22 para. 60

Commencement Information

I1 S. 129 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(f) (with art. 6)