The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Corresponding Amendments) Order 2007

3.  In Schedule 2 to the Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 (provisions with respect to certain orders), in Part 1 (procedure for making certain orders)—

(a) in paragraph 2(1), for the words from the beginning to “make the order; and” substitute—

“(1) Before making the order the Minister shall—

(a) prepare a draft order describing, by reference to a map, the land to which the draft order applies; and

(b) serve on every person—

(i) who is an owner, lessee, tenant (whatever the tenancy period) or occupier of any of that land;

(ii) to whom the Minister would, if proceeding under section 5(1) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, be required to give a notice to treat; or

(iii) who the Minister thinks is likely to be entitled to make a claim for compensation under section 10 of that Act if the order is confirmed and the compulsory purchase takes place, so far as he is known to the Minister after making diligent inquiry,

notice that he proposes to make the order.”;

(b) the words in paragraph 2(1) from “any such notice” to the end shall constitute sub-paragraph (1A) of paragraph 2; and

(c) in paragraph 3, for “any such owner, lessee or occupier as aforesaid” substitute “any such person as is mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(b)”.

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