Part 9Compulsory purchase

Compensation

I1I2188‘No-scheme’ principle: minor amendments

1

In section 6D of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (no-scheme principle)—

a

in subsection (3), for “regeneration or redevelopment” substitute “development”;

b

in subsection (4)(a), for “regeneration or redevelopment” substitute “development for which the land is acquired”;

c

after subsection (6) insert—

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In this section and section 6E, “development” includes re-development, regeneration and improvement.

2

In section 6E of that Act (further provision about inclusion of transport projects in “scheme” for purposes of no-scheme principle)—

a

in subsection (2)(a), for “regeneration or redevelopment” substitute “the development of land in the vicinity of land comprised in the relevant transport project”;

b

in subsection (2)(c), omit “for regeneration or redevelopment”;

c

in subsection (3), for “8 September 2016” substitute “the relevant date”;

d

after subsection (3) insert—

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The “relevant date” is—

a

8 September 2016, in a case where the land is acquired for regeneration or redevelopment and regeneration or redevelopment was part of the published justification for the relevant transport project;

b

in any other case, the first day after the period of three months beginning with the day on which section 188 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill comes into force.