Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

188 ‘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—

“(7) 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—

“(3A) 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.”