Part 8

Compulsory purchase

Acquisition of land for development

Compulsory acquisition of land for development etc
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1
Section 226 of the principal Act (compulsory acquisition of land for development and other planning purposes) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
the first “which” is omitted;
b
for paragraph (a) there is substituted the following paragraph—
a
if the authority think that the acquisition will facilitate the carrying out of development, re-development or improvement on or in relation to the land,
;
c
in paragraph (b) at the beginning there is inserted “which”.
3
After subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection—
1A
But a local authority must not exercise the power under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) unless they think that the development, re-development or improvement is likely to contribute to the achievement of any one or more of the following objects—
a
the promotion or improvement of the economic well-being of their area;
b
the promotion or improvement of the social well-being of their area;
c
the promotion or improvement of the environmental well-being of their area.
4
Subsection (2) is omitted.
5
Nothing in this section affects a compulsory purchase order made before the commencement of this section.