SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13

Blighted Land

Compulsory purchase
21
Land authorised by a special enactment to be compulsorily acquired, or land falling within the limits of deviation within which powers of compulsory acquisition conferred by a special enactment are exercisable.
22
Land in respect of which—
a
a compulsory purchase order is in force; or
b
there is in force a compulsory purchase order providing for the acquisition of a right or rights over that land;
and the appropriate authority have power to serve, but have not served, notice to treat in respect of the land or, as the case may be, the right or rights.
Notes
1
This paragraph applies also to land in respect of which—
a
a compulsory purchase order has been submitted for confirmation to, or been prepared in draft by, a Minister, and
b
a notice has been published under paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 or under any corresponding enactment applicable to it.
2
Note (1) shall cease to apply when—
a
the relevant compulsory purchase order comes into force (whether in its original form or with modifications); or
b
the Minister concerned decides not to confirm or make the order.
23
Land—
a
the compulsory acquisition of which is authorised by an order under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992, or
b
which falls within the limits of deviation within which powers of compulsory acquisition conferred by such an order are exercisable, or
c
which is the subject of a proposal, contained in an application made in accordance with rules under section 6 of that Act or in a draft order prepared under section 7(3) of that Act, that it should be such land.
24
Land falls within this paragraph if—
a
the compulsory acquisition of the land is authorised by an order granting development consent, or
b
the land falls within the limits of deviation within which powers of compulsory acquisition conferred by an order granting development consent are exercisable, or
c
an application for an order granting development consent seeks authority to compulsorily acquire the land.
24ZA
Land falls within this paragraph if—
a
the compulsory acquisition of the land is authorised by an infrastructure consent order, or
b
the land falls within the limits of deviation within which powers of compulsory acquisition conferred by an infrastructure consent order are exercisable, or
c
an application for infrastructure consent seeks authority to compulsorily acquire the land.
1981 c. 67.
Sch. 13 para. 23 added (1.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 16(2); S.I. 1992/2784, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
Sch. 13 para. 24 inserted (6.4.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.3.2010) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 175(2), 241 (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3; S.I. 2010/101, art. 4 (with art. 6)
Sch. 13 para. 24ZA inserted (W.) (15.12.2025) by Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3), ss. 99(2)(a), 147(2) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(h)