Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

6 Notices after execution of declaration. E+W

(1) As soon as may be after executing a general vesting declaration the acquiring authority shall serve—

(a) on every occupier of any of the land specified in the declaration (other than land in which there subsists a minor tenancy or a long tenancy which is about to expire), and

(b) on every other person who has given information to the acquiring authority with respect to any of that land in pursuance of the invitation published and served under [F1 section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981],

a notice in the prescribed form specifying the land and stating the effect of the declaration.

[F2 (1A) In a case where the period specified in the declaration under section 4(1) is less than three months, the notice must also state—

(a) that the acquiring authority considers that the expedited procedure is available under section 4A(1) or (2) (as the case may be);

(b) the vesting date;

(c) that any person who disagrees that the expedited procedure is available may make representations to the acquiring authority under section 4B(2);

(d) that if, before the vesting date, the acquiring authority no longer considers that the expedited procedure is available, the authority will amend the general vesting declaration so that the period specified in it complies with section 4(1ZA)(b) (period of at least three months from service of notices).]

(2) [F3 Section 329 of the M1 Town and Country Planning Act 1990] (service of notices) shall apply as if this section formed part of that Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 6(1)(b) substituted (3.2.2017 for specified purposes, 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 15 para. 7; S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(j) (with reg. 5); S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(j) (with reg. 8(2))

F2 S. 6(1A) inserted (19.12.2025 for specified purposes) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 108(5), 118(5)(d) (with s. 116); S.I. 2025/1370, reg. 3(1)(b)

F3 Words substituted by Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 52(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1990 c. 8.