Transitional provisions: compulsory purchase
5.—(1) The amendments made by the relevant provisions of the Act, in so far as they are brought into force by regulation 3, only apply in relation to a compulsory purchase of land which is authorised on or after 3rd February 2017.
(2) The relevant provisions are—
(a)sections 184 to 189;
(b)section 191;
(c)paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 15;
(d)paragraphs 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 of Schedule 17;
(e)paragraphs 1 to 8 of Schedule 18.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a compulsory purchase of land is authorised—
(a)by a compulsory purchase order, on the day on which the order is—
(i)confirmed by a Minister, the Welsh Ministers or another authority; or
(ii)made by a Minister or the Welsh Ministers.
(b)by an order under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(1), on the day on which the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers determine under section 13(1) of that Act to make the order;
(c)by a harbour revision order, a harbour empowerment order or a harbour closure order under the Harbours Act 1964(2), on the day on which the order is made by a Minister, the Welsh Ministers or a person who is designated in an order made under section 42A(3) of that Act;
(d)by any other order, on the day on which the order is made by a Minister or the Welsh Ministers; or
(e)by a special enactment, on the day on which the special enactment is enacted.
Section 42A was inserted by section 315 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(1) of Schedule 21 to, the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23).