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- Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2024/752 Sch. 6 para. 1 2
- Act modified by S.I. 2020/1297 art. 36 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2020/1297 was withdrawn following a request from the Department of Transport dated 9th August 2021 which followed the decision of the High Court of Justice to quash this Order in the judgement dated 2nd August 2021 (High Court of Justice — Planning Court — The Queen (on the application of Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site) v. Secretary of State for Transport — Case No. CO/4844/2020))
- Act modified by S.I. 2020/1297 Sch. 5 para. 2 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2020/1297 was withdrawn following a request from the Department of Transport dated 9th August 2021 which followed the decision of the High Court of Justice to quash this Order in the judgement dated 2nd August 2021 (High Court of Justice — Planning Court — The Queen (on the application of Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site) v. Secretary of State for Transport — Case No. CO/4844/2020))
- Act modified by S.I. 2021/51 Sch. 6 para. 2 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2021/51 removed from the website by request from the Department of Transport dated 12th July 2021 which followed the decision of the High Court of Justice to quash these Regulations in the judgement dated 8th July 2021 (High Court of Justice — Planning Court — The Queen (on the application of Mair Bain) v. Secretary of State for Transport — Case No. CO/642/2021).)
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 14(2A)(2B) substituted for s. 14(3)(4) by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(2)(b)
- s. 17(1A)-(1C) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(3)(b)
- s. 17(3)(ba) substituted for s. 17(3)(a)(b) by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(3)(c)
- s. 17(5A)-(5C) substituted for s. 17(5)-(8) by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(3)(d)
- s. 18(2)(b)(iia) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(4)(a)(ii)
- s. 18(2)(aa) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(4)(a)(i)
- s. 18(2A)(2B) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(4)(b)
- s. 22(2A) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 189(7)
Land Compensation Act 1961
1961 CHAPTER 33 9 and 10 Eliz 2
An Act to consolidate the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919, and certain other enactments relating to the assessment of compensation in respect of compulsory acquisitions of interests in land; to the withdrawal of notices to treat; and to the payment of additional compensation and of allowances in connection with such acquisitions or with certain sales by agreement of interests in land; with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
[22nd June 1961]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act applied (with modifications) (18.6.1992) by British Railways (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. xi), s. 35(3).
Act applied (with modifications)(29.1.1993) by 1993 c. i, s. 15(3)
Act applied (29.3.1993) by 1993 c. iv, s. 22(7)(with s. 22(6))
Act restricted (29.3.1993) by 1993 c. iv, s. 37(3)
Act applied (with modifications)(27.5.1993) by 1993 c. vii, s. 22(3)
Act applied (with modifications)(1.7.1993) by 1993 c. ix, s. 17(3)
Act applied (with modifications)(27.7.1993) by 1993 c. xv, s. 30(3)
Act modified (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 161(4), Sch. 19 paras.1,2; S.I. 1993/2762, art.3
Act applied (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, ss. 169, Sch. 20 Pt. II para. 4(5); S.I. 1993/2762, art.3
Act applied (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 42, s. 5, Sch. 4 para. 3(3)
Act applied (31.3.1994) by 1994 c. iv, Pt. II, s. 12(7) (with s. 28)
Act excluded (31.3.1994) by 1994 c. iv, Pt. III, s. 23(3) (with s. 28)
Act excluded (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. ix, s. 16(3) (with s. 20)
Act applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xi, s. 33(3) (with s. 39)
Act applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 31(3) (with s. 47)
Act applied (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 61(3) (with s. 47)
Act applied (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. iv, s. 8(2)
Act applied (with modifications) (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. iv, s. 10(3)
Act applied (1.10.1998) by 1975 c. 70, Sch. 4 Pt. III, para. 5(5) (as inserted by 1998 c. 38, s. 127, Sch. 13 para. 3 (with ss. 39(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4)
Act applied (25.11.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, s. 23, Sch. 6 para. 1(5); S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2(2)(c)
Act applied (22.3.2001) by 2001 c. ii, s. 7(2)
Act modified (30.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/1064, art. 17(3)
Act applied (with modifications) (30.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/1065, art. 17(3)
Act: Transfer of functions (1.7.1999) (W.) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 (with art. 2 paras. (b)-(f))
C2Act applied (16.3.1992) by Midland Metro (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. viii), s. 14(6).
C3Act applied (with modifications) (16.3.1992) by Aire and Calder Navigation Act 1992 (c. iv), s. 27(2).
C4Act applied (with modifications) (16.3.1992) by London Underground Act 1992 (c. iii), s. 25(3).
C5Act applied (with modifications) (13.2.1992) by British Railways Act 1992 (c. i), s. 28(3).
C6Act applied with modifications by Water Resources Act 1963 (c. 38), s. 67(2), Sch. 8 paras. 12—14, Land Commission Act 1967 (c. 1), s. 10(1), Sch. 3 and Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c. 75), s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 30(1); modified by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 141, Sch. 27 paras. 9, 10; extended by Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26), s. 72(5)
C7Act modified by New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64, SIF 123:3), ss. 14(2), 16(5), Sch. 6 Pt. II, by Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66, SIF 66:1), s. 7(1)(a) and by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), s. 4
C8Act modified by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 76(5)(6), Sch. 9 Pt. II para. 6, British Railways Act 1989 (c. iii), s. 26(3) and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 28, 54, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1(2), Pt. II para. 1(2), Pt. III para. 2
C9Act applied (with modifications) by Housing Act 1985 (c. 68, SIF 61), s. 578 and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), s. 165(3)
C10Act applied by Housing Act 1985 (c. 68, SIF 61), ss. 295(3), 307, Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 78(2), Sch. 10 Pt. II para. 4(5), Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), s. 236(5) and Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9, SIF 123:1), s. 51(5)
C11Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. I paras. 15(1), 18(2), Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 49, 54(1), and amended (prosp.) by ss. 27, 28 of that Act
C12Act excluded by British Railways (London) Act 1988 (c. xi), s. 19(3) and Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9, SIF 123:1), s. 50(4)
C13Act excluded by Heathrow Express Railway Act 1991 (c. vii), s. 33(3)
C14Act modified by London Underground (Victoria) Act 1991 (c. x), s. 15(3)
C15Act modified (25.11.1991) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 27, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 44(9) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2
C16Act modified (28.11.1991) by London Underground (Safety Measures) Act 1991 (c. xviii), s. 20(3).
C17Act modified (19.12.1991) by London Docklands Railway Act 1991 (c. xxiii), s. 10(3)
Act modified (1.4.1996) by 1990 c. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1A (as inserted by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(3), Sch. 5 Pt. II, para. 8 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2)
Act modified (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(3), Sch. 5 Pt. III, para. 17(2)(3) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2
Act modified (25.11.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, s. 19(6)-(8), Sch. 4 paras. 1-5; S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2(2)(c)
C18Act modified (28.9.2004 for E., 15.10.2005 for W.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), s. 38 (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(c); S.I. 2005/2847, art. 2(a) (with art. 3(1)(2))
C19Act modified (14.10.2008) by Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2512), art. 30 (with art. 36(3))
C20Act applied (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(2); S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(d) (with arts. 6-13)
C21Act modified (29.12.2008) by Network Rail (Thameslink) (Land Acquisition) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3163), art. 10(3) (with art. 10(1)(2))
C22Act modified (9.6.2009) by Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1300), art. 39 (with Sch. 13 para. 14(2), Sch. 14 para. 19)
C23Act modified (18.9.2009) by London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2364), art. 27
C24Act modified (28.10.2009) by Network Rail (Reading) (Land Acquisition) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2728), art. 14(3)
C25Act modified (20.7.2010) by The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1721), art. 22
C26Act modified (1.2.2011) by The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/41), art. 31 (with art. 51, Sch. 10 paras. 68, 85)
C27Act modified (21.4.2011) by The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1072), art. 27
C28Act applied (with modifications) by 1990 c. 8, s. 165ZA(3) (as inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(l), Sch. 22 para. 33)
C29Act modified (7.8.2012) by The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1867), art. 30(4) (with arts. 46-48, Sch. 8 para. 18)
C30Act modified (12.8.2012) by The Hinkley Point (Temporary Jetty) (Land Acquisition) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1924), art. 8
C31Act modified (13.11.2012) by The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2679), art. 33 (with art. 42(2))
C32Act modified (28.3.2013) by The Network Rail (Seaham Level Crossing) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/533), art. 10
C33Act applied (with modifications) (15.8.2013) by The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1873), arts. 15, 18 (with art. 30)
C34Act modified (22.8.2013) by The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1933), art. 30(3)
C35Act modified (6.11.2013) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2587), art. 35(3) (with arts. 42, 43)
C36Act modified (9.1.2014) by The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3244), art. 31 (with arts. 57, 58, Sch. 11 para. 19)
C37Act modified (11.3.2014) by The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/310), art. 15
C38Act modified (29.7.2014) by The Felixstowe Branch Line (Land Acquisition) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1821), art. 11(3)
C39Act applied (19.8.2014) by The Network Rail (Huyton) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2027), art. 24(3) (with art. 31(2))
Act modified (24.9.2014) by The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2384), arts. 1, 38(3)
C40Act applied (with modifications) (15.12.2014) by The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3102), art. 33(3) (with Sch. 8 para. 45)
C41Act modified (21.4.2015) by The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/780), art. 30(3) (with art. 36(2))
C42Act modified (21.4.2015) by The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/781), art. 14(3)
C43Act modified (7.8.2015) by The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1561), art. 26(3) (with art. 44)
C44Act modified (30.9.2015) by The Network Rail (Blackthorn and Piddington) (Land Acquisition) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1684), art. 9(3)
C45Act applied (16.12.2015) by The Network Rail (Tinsley Chord) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1876), art. 21(3)
C46Act modified (12.1.2016) by The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2044), art. 28(3)
C47Act applied (2.8.2016) by The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/684), art. 36(3) (with arts. 46, 47, Sch. 9 para. 4, Sch. 10 para. 12(2))
C48Act modified (15.9.2016) by The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/853), art. 30(3) (with art. 43)
C49Act applied (23.9.2016) by The M4 Motorway (Junctions 3 to 12) (Smart Motorway) Development Consent Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/863), art. 16(3)
C50Act applied (24.11.2016) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1035), art. 38(4) (with arts. 43, 44)
C51Act modified (24.11.2016) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1035), art. 36(3) (with arts. 43, 44)
C52Act applied (with modifications) by 1981 c. 66, s. 7(1) (as substituted (3.2.2017) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 18 para. 3; S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(k) (with reg. 5))
C53Act modified (8.8.2017) by The Wrexham Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/766), Sch. 7 para. 3
C54Act applied (with modifications) (5.9.2017) by The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/830), art. 31 (with Sch. 8 para. 20)
C55Act modified (19.12.2017) by The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1150), art. 26(3) (with art. 32(2))
C56Act applied (with modifications) (19.12.2017) by The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1150), Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 32(2))
C57Act applied (with modifications) (2.1.2018) by The Boston Barrier Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1329), art. 41 (with arts. 55-57, Sch. 8 para. 13)
C58Act modified (4.1.2018) by The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1214), Sch. 4 para. 2 (with arts. 58, 59)
C59Act applied (18.4.2018) by The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/446), art. 28(5) (with arts. 24(8), 28(6), 33(2))
C60Act modified (31.5.2018) by The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/574), Sch. 5 para. 2
C61Act modified (4.6.2018) by The Network Rail (Kings Mill No. 1 Level Crossing) (Land Acquisition and Closure) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/571), art. 12
C62Act modified (28.6.2018) by The High Speed Rail (London West Midlands) (Greatmoor Railway Sidings Etc.) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/693), art. 12(3)
C63Act modified (24.8.2018) by The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/923), Sch. 9 para. 2 (with art. 31(2))
C64Act modified (26.9.2018) by The Network Rail (Felixstowe Branch Line Improvements Level Crossings Closure) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/937), art. 16
C65Act applied (with modifications) (26.9.2018) by The Network Rail (Felixstowe Branch Line Improvements Level Crossings Closure) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/937), Sch. 8 para. 2
C66Act modified (3.10.2018) by The A19/A184 Testos Junction Alteration Development Consent Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/994), Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 3(3), 5)
C67Act applied (with modifications) (12.10.2018) by The Eggborough Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1020), Sch. 9 para. 3 (with arts. 6, 42)
C68Act modified (13.3.2019) by The Port of Tilbury (Expansion) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/359), art. 39(3) (with arts. 55, 56)
C69Act modified (3.4.2019) by The Millbrook Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/578), art. 1, Sch. 8 para. 3
C70Act applied (with modifications) (7.5.2019) by The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Edgbaston Extension Land Acquisition) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/882), arts. 1, 7, Sch. 2 para. 2 (with arts. 12, 18)
C71Act modified (10.10.2019) by The Abergelli Power Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1268), art. 1, Sch. 8 para. 3
C72Act modified (25.10.2019) by The Drax Power (Generating Stations) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1315), art. 1, Sch. 9 para. 3
C73Act modified (25.2.2020) by The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/114), Sch. 13 para. 2 (with art. 37(2))
C74Act modified (27.2.2020) by The A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/121), Sch. 6 para. 2 (with art. 3(1))
C75Act applied (with modifications) (4.3.2020) by The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/141), Sch. 5 para. 2 (with arts. 47, 48, Sch. 10 para. 19)
C76Act modified (4.3.2020) by The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/141), art. 37(3) (with arts. 47, 48, Sch. 10 para. 19)
C77Act modified (14.4.2020) by The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/325), art. 1, Sch. 4 para. 3 (with art. 7)
C78Act modified (30.4.2020) by The A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool Highway Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/402), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 5, 44)
C79Act modified (1.5.2020) by The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/419), Sch. 8 para. 3 (with art. 7)
C80Act modified (21.5.2020) by The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/474), art. 39(3) (with arts. 51, 57)
C81Act modified (25.5.2020) by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/511), Sch. 12 para. 2
C82Act modified (11.6.2020) by The M42 Junction 6 Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/528), art. 1, Sch. 9 para. 2 (with art. 37)
C83Act modified (18.6.2020) by The A63 (Castle Street Improvement, Hull) Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/556), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 5, 44)
C84Act modified (19.6.2020) by The Cleve Hill Solar Park Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/547), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 3 (with art. 37)
C85Act modified (1.9.2020) by The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/847), Sch. 7 para. 3 (with Sch. 9 para. 144)
C86Act modified (15.10.2020) by The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1075), Sch. 7 para. 2
C87Act modified (29.10.2020) by The Southampton to London Pipeline Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1099), Sch. 6 para. 2 (with art. 302, Sch. 9 para. 36)
C88Act modified (31.12.2020) by The Network Rail (Cambridgeshire Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1485), art. 1, Sch. 14 para. 2
C89Act modified (19.1.2021) by The Network Rail (Suffolk Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1663), art. 1, Sch. 8 para. 2
C90Act applied (22.1.2021) by The Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1656), arts. 1, 17(5) (with arts. 40, 41, Sch. 9 Pt. 5 para. 18)
C91Act modified (9.2.2021) by The A1 Birtley to Coal House Development Consent Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/74), art. 1, Sch. 7 para. 2 (with art. 5, Sch. 27 para. 36)
C92Act modified (19.2.2021) by The A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling Development Consent Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/125), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 4, 47)
C93Act modified (16.4.2021) by The Network Rail (Chart Leacon) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/419), arts. 1, 10(3), Sch. 1 para. 2
C94Act modified (1.9.2021) by The Network Rail (Teddington Station Access for All) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/937), arts. 1, 13(3), Sch. 5 para. 2
C95Act modified (22.12.2021) by The Morlais Demonstration Zone Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1478), arts. 1, 33, Sch. 7 para. 2 (with arts. 15, 50, Sch. 11 para. 29)
C96Act applied (with modifications) (1.1.2022) by The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1414), art. 1, Sch. 7 para. 3 (with arts. 41, 42, Sch. 17 para. 66)
C97Act applied (with modifications) (5.3.2022) by The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/138), art. 1, Sch. 7 para. 3 (with arts. 41, 42, Sch. 16)
C98Act modified (10.3.2022) by The Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/157), art. 1, Sch. 7 para. 2 (with Sch. 8 Pt. 6 para. 19)
C99Act modified (25.3.2022) by The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/299), arts. 1, 40(3), Sch. 4 para. 2 (with art. 55)
C100Act applied (with modifications) (22.4.2022) by The East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/433), art. 1(2), Sch. 8 para. 3 (with arts. 40, 41)
C101Act applied (with modifications) (22.4.2022) by The East Anglia ONE North Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/432), art. 1(2), Sch. 8 para. 3 (with arts. 40, 41)
C102Act modified (12.5.2022) by The M54 to M6 Link Road Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/475), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 2
C103Act applied (with modifications) (2.6.2022) by The M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/549), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 6, 34)
C104Act applied (6.6.2022) by The M25 Junction 28 Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/573), arts. 1, 51, Sch. 7 para. 2 (with arts. 5, 36)
C105Act applied (with modifications) (30.6.2022) by The Network Rail (Essex and Others Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/651), art. 1, Sch. 12 paras. 1, 2
C106Act applied (13.7.2022) by The A47 Blofield to North Burlingham Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/738), arts. 1, 45, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 4, 50)
C107Act modified (1.8.2022) by The Northumberland Line Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/820), arts. 1, 22(3), Sch. 6 para. 2 (with Sch. 10 paras. 21, 43)
C108Act applied (with modifications) (2.8.2022) by The Network Rail (Oxford Station Phase 2 Improvements (Land Only)) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/871), art. 1, 11(3), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 11(1)(2))
C109Act modified (2.8.2022) by The Network Rail (Oxford Station Phase 2 Improvements (Land Only)) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/872), arts. 1(1), 11(3), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 11(1)(2))
C110Act applied (with modifications) (11.8.2022) by The Sizewell C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/853), art. 1, Sch. 16 para. 3 (with arts. 62, 76, 87, Sch. 19 paras. 4, 78)
C111Act applied (2.9.2022) by The A47 North Tuddenham to Easton Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/911), arts. 1, 46(3) (with arts. 4, 53)
C112Act modified (2.9.2022) by The A47 North Tuddenham to Easton Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/911), art. 1, Sch. 6 para. 2 (with arts. 4, 53)
C113Act modified (8.9.2022) by The Manston Airport Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/922), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 5, 40)
C114Act modified (8.9.2022) by The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/934), arts. 1, 32 (with arts. 23, 53, Sch. 9 para. 65)
C115Act applied (with modifications) (8.9.2022) by The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/934), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 23, 53, Sch. 9 para. 65)
C116Act applied (with modifications) (3.11.2022) by The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1067), art. 1, Sch. 12 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 46(2), Sch. 19 para. 61)
C117Act modified (3.11.2022) by The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1067), arts. 1, 38(3) (with art. 46(2), Sch. 19 para. 61)
C118Act applied (with modifications) (4.11.2022) by The A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1070), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 4, 52, Sch. 9 para. 82)
C119Act modified (4.11.2022) by The A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1070), arts. 1, 47 (with arts. 4, 52, Sch. 9 para. 82)
C120Act applied (with modifications) (5.12.2022) by The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1194), art. 1, Sch. 11 para. 2 (with art. 51)
C121Act modified (5.12.2022) by The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1194), arts. 1, 36 (with art. 51)
C122Act applied (with modifications) (7.12.2022) by The A57 Link Roads Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1206), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 5)
C123Act applied (with modifications) (7.12.2022) by The A417 Missing Link Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1248), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 4)
C124Act modified (29.12.2022) by The Keadby 3 (Carbon Capture Equipped Gas Fired Generating Station) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1396), art. 1, Sch. 7 para. 3 (with art. 32, Sch. 10 paras. 26(2), 68)
C125Act applied (with modifications) (11.1.2023) by The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1406), art. 1, Sch. 10 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 34(2), Sch. 12 paras. 5, 47, 79)
C126Act applied (with modifications) (10.3.2023) by The A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/218), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 4, 50)
C127Act modified (10.3.2023) by The A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/218), arts. 1, 45 (with arts. 4, 50)
C128Act modified (18.7.2023) by The Longfield Solar Farm Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/734), art. 1, Sch. 10 paras. 1, 3 (with art. 19)
C129Act modified (27.7.2023) by The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/778), arts. 1, 39(2) (with arts. 5, 53, Sch. 8 paras. 6, 64)
C130Act applied (with modifications) (3.8.2023) by The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/800), art. 1, Sch. 7 paras. 1, 3 (with arts. 42, 43, Sch. 9 Pt. 1 para. 4, Sch. 9 Pt. 3 para. 6(1), Sch. 9 Pt. 4 para. 2, Sch. 9 Pt. 9 para. 4) (as amended (31.1.2024) by The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm (Correction) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/117), art. 1(2), Sch.)
C131Act applied (with modifications) (4.8.2023) by The A303 (Amesbury to Berwick Down) Development Consent Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/834), arts. 1, 36, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 6(2), 18, Sch. 11 paras. 5, 30)
C132Act applied (with modifications) (7.9.2023) by The A38 Derby Junctions Development Consent Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/923), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 4, 45, Sch. 9 paras. 6, 46, 54(1))
C133Act applied (with modifications) (11.10.2023) by The Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1033), art. 1, Sch. 8 paras. 1, 2
C134Act: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 132, 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)
C135Act applied (with modifications) (7.2.2024) by The Drax Power Station Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Extension Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/70), art. 1, Sch. 9 paras. 1, 3 (with art. 43, Sch. 12 paras. 5, 24)
C136Act applied (with modifications) (9.2.2024) by The A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/60), art. 1, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 4, 52, Sch. 11 paras. 6, 24, 39(1), 55(1), 84)
C137Act applied (with modifications) (11.3.2024) by The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/174), art. 1, Sch. 8 paras. 1, 3 (with arts. 42, 43, Sch. 12)
C138Act applied (with modifications) (13.3.2024) by The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/230), art. 1, Sch. 9 paras. 1, 3 (with Sch. 11 paras. 5, 22, 37, 47, 82, 110)
C139Act applied (with modifications) (28.3.2024) by The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/360), art. 1, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 18, 35, Sch. 9)
C140Act modified (28.3.2024) by The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/360), arts. 1, 38(3) (with arts. 18, 35, Sch. 9)
C141Act modified (5.4.2024) by The National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/393), arts. 1, 30(3) (with art. 44, Sch. 15)
C142Act applied (with modifications) (11.4.2024) by The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/436), art. 1(2), Sch. 9 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 21, 41, Sch. 10)
C143Act applied (with modifications) (25.4.2024) by The Network Rail (Church Fenton Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/526), art. 1, Sch. 10 paras. 1, 2
C144Act applied (with modifications) (9.5.2024) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/564), art. 1, Sch. 8 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 35, 36, Sch. 14)
C145Act applied (with modifications) (13.6.2024) by The Network Rail (Cambridge Re-Signalling) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/724), art. 1, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 13)
C146Act applied (with modifications) (14.6.2024) by The A1 in Northumberland: Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/733), art. 1, Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2 (with art. 6, Sch. 10)
C147Act applied (with modifications) (3.8.2024) by The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/807), art. 1, Sch. 10 paras. 1, 3 (with art. 45, Sch. 14)
C148Act applied (with modifications) (3.8.2024) by The Mallard Pass Solar Farm Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/796), art. 1, Sch. 10 paras. 1, 3 (with Sch. 15)
C149Act applied (with modifications) (3.8.2024) by The Sunnica Energy Farm Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/802), art. 1, Sch. 9 paras. 1, 3 (with art. 44, Sch. 12)
C150Act applied (with modifications) (27.9.2024) by The Cottam Solar Project Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/943), art. 1, Sch. 10 paras. 1, 3 (with art. 48, Sch. 15)
C151Act applied (4.10.2024) by The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/958), arts. 1, 30(3) (with art. 40, Sch. 14)
C152Act applied (with modifications) (4.10.2024) by The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/958), art. 1, Sch. 9 paras. 1, 3 (with art. 40, Sch. 14)
C153Act applied (with modifications) (25.10.2024) by The Associated British Ports (Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal) Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1014), art. 1, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 2 (with arts. 36, 40, Sch. 4)
C154Act applied (25.10.2024) by The Associated British Ports (Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal) Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1014), arts. 1, 19(3) (with arts. 12(4), 27(9), 36, 40, Sch. 4)
C155Act applied (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), ss. 142(5), 212(2) (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(b)
C156Act excluded (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), ss. 140(4)(a), 212(2) (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(b)
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