SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 20Consequential amendments relating to Part 7

I111Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20)

1

Section 27 (powers of acquiring authority in temporary possession of land) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3)—

a

omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a), and

b

at the end of paragraph (b), insert

, or

c

causing a person to be in breach of an obligation under a conservation covenant relating to the land.

3

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

The acquiring authority is not bound by an obligation under a conservation covenant relating to the land by virtue of acquiring a right to use the land under this section.

4

In subsection (6)—

a

omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a), and

b

at the end of paragraph (b), insert

, or

c

a use of land that causes a person (or, if the person were to permit or suffer the use, would cause the person) to be in breach of an obligation under a conservation covenant relating to the land owed to the National Trust.