Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

Part VI E+W Rights of owners etc. to require purchase of interests

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Part VI (ss. 137-171): power to modify conferred (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 171(3)(b); S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3

Pt. VI (ss. 137-171) modified (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(3), Sch. 5 paras. 15(1), 20 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2

Chapter I E+W Interests affected by planning decisions or orders

Special provisions for requiring purchase of whole of partially affected agricultural unit E+W

147 Provisions supplemental to ss. 145 and 146. E+W

(1) Sections 145 and 146 apply in relation to the acquisition of interests in land by government departments which possess compulsory purchase powers as they apply in relation to the acquisition of interests in land by authorities who are not government departments.

(2) In sections 145, 146 and this section—

• “agricultural” and “agricultural land” have the meaning given in section 109 of the M1 Agriculture Act 1947 and references to the farming of land include references to the carrying on in relation to the land of any agricultural activities;

• “agricultural unit” has the meaning given in section 171(1);

• “acquiring authority” has the same meaning as in the M2 Land Compensation Act 1961 ; and

• “government departments which possess compulsory purchase powers” means government departments being authorities possessing compulsory purchase powers within the meaning of that Act.

Marginal Citations

M1 1947 c. 48.

M2 1961 c. 33.