Part 7Orders granting development consent

Chapter 1Content of orders

Compulsory acquisition

I1125Application of compulsory acquisition provisions

1

This section applies if an order granting development consent includes provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land.

2

Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) (procedure for compulsory purchase) applies to the compulsory acquisition of land under the order—

a

as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) applies, and

b

as if the order were a compulsory purchase order under that Act.

3

Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, as applied by subsection (2), has effect with the omission of the following provisions—

a

section 4 (time limit for exercise of compulsory purchase powers);

b

section 10 (compensation for injurious affection);

c

paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3 (provision as to giving of bonds).

4

In so far as the order includes provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land in Scotland—

a

subsections (2) and (3) do not apply, and

b

the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c. 42) (“the 1947 Act”) applies to the compulsory acquisition of that land under the order as if the order were a compulsory purchase order as defined in section 1(1) of that Act.

5

The 1947 Act, as applied by subsection (4), has effect with the omission of the following provisions—

a

Parts 2 and 3 of the First Schedule (compulsory purchase by Ministers and special provisions as to certain descriptions of land);

b

section 116 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (c. 19) (time limit for exercise of compulsory purchase powers) (that section being incorporated into the 1947 Act by paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule to the 1947 Act).

6

Subsections (2) to (5) are subject to any contrary provision made by the order granting development consent.