17.—(1) The Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall have effect subject to the following provisions of this Article.
(2) In Article 2(2)—
(a)at the end of the definition of “annual value” there shall be added the words “ or in relation to land certified by the Commissioner of Valuation under this paragraph means the net annual value as it appears in such a certificate ”;
(b)in the definition of “blight notice” for the words “or 14” there shall be substituted the words “ 12 or 14 which has not been withdrawn ”.
(3) In Article 3(1)(d) for the word “provide” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “ construct, improve or alter ” and after the words “route of the road” there shall be inserted the words “ or (as the case may be) the proposed extent of the improvement or alteration ”.
(4) In Article 3(1)(e) for the word “provide” there shall be substituted the words “ construct, improve or alter ”.
(5) In Article 4(5) for the word “tenancy” there shall be substituted the words “ legal tenancy ”.
(6) In Article 8 after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(3A) A claimant may withdraw a blight notice at any time before the amount to be paid for the interest of the claimant has been agreed with the appropriate authority or determined by the Lands Tribunal or at any time before the end of six weeks beginning with the date on which that amount is so agreed or determined; and where a blight notice is withdrawn by virtue of this paragraph any contract deemed to have been made in consequence thereof shall be deemed not to have been made.” .
Art. 18 rep. by 2001 c. 2 (NI)