The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017

Transitional provisions: no-scheme principle and compensation for disturbance

4.—(1) The amendments made by section 32 and section 35 of the Act only apply in relation to a compulsory purchase of land which is authorised on or after 22nd September 2017.

(2) 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.

(1)

1992 c.42.

(2)

1964 c.40.

(3)

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).