334Effect on powers of compulsory acquisition where intention to acquire part(1)

Subsection (2) applies where an objection on Ground 3 is made in a counter-notice and—

(a)

the objection is upheld by the Upper Tribunal, or

(b)

the time for referring the objection to the Upper Tribunal ends without its having been referred.

(2)

A compulsory acquisition power ceases to have effect in relation to the claimant’s interest in the unspecified part.

(3)

In this section—

“compulsory acquisition power” (“pŵer caffael gorfodol”) means a power conferred by the appropriate enactment to acquire compulsorily an interest in relevant land or rights over relevant land;

“relevant land” (“tir perthnasol”) means land that consists of or includes an unspecified part;

“unspecified part” (“rhan amhenodedig”) means the whole of the hereditament or affected area to which the counter-notice relates except the part specified in the counter-notice as the part in which the appropriate authority proposes to acquire an interest.