Schedules

Schedule 18Conditional confirmation and making of compulsory purchase orders: consequential amendments

I13Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)

1

The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 is amended as follows.

2

In section 7—

a

in subsection (3) (regulations subject to negative procedure)—

i

after “13A” insert “or 13BA;

ii

after “paragraph 4A” insert “or 4AA;

b

after subsection (3) insert—

4

So far as anything is required or authorised to be prescribed as mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to orders that fall to be made or confirmed by the Welsh Ministers—

a

the reference in that subsection to the Secretary of State is to be read as a reference to the Welsh Ministers, and

b

the reference in subsection (3) to either House of Parliament is to be read as a reference to Senedd Cymru.

3

In section 26 (date of operation of orders and certificates), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

1A

A compulsory purchase order confirmed under Part 2 becomes operative—

a

if it is confirmed unconditionally, on the date on which a confirmation notice in respect of the order is first published as required by section 15(3)(a);

b

if it is confirmed conditionally, on the date on which a fulfilment notice in respect of the order is first published as required by section 15(4C)(b)(i).

1B

A compulsory purchase order made under Schedule 1 becomes operative—

a

if it is made unconditionally, on the date on which a making notice in respect of the order is first published as required by paragraph 6(3)(a) of that Schedule;

b

if it is made conditionally, on the date on which a fulfilment notice in respect of the order is first published as required by paragraph 6(4C)(b)(i) of that Schedule.

1C

Subsections (1A) and (1B) do not apply to an order to which the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 applies.

2A

A certificate given under Part 3 becomes operative on the date on which it is first published as required by section 22(a).

2B

A certificate given under Schedule 3 becomes operative on the date on which it is first published as required by paragraph 9(a) of that Schedule.

3

This section is subject to section 24.