PART 5Community empowerment
F1Chapter 2AAssets of community value (England)
List of assets of community value
86DProcedure for including land in list
(1)
Land in a local authority’s area which is of community value may be included by a local authority in its list of assets of community value only—
(a)
in response to a community nomination,
(b)
where permitted by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or
(c)
where a local authority is required to do so under section 86G(4)(a).
(2)
For the purposes of this Chapter “community nomination”, in relation to a local authority, means a nomination which—
(a)
nominates land in the local authority’s area for inclusion in the local authority’s list of assets of community value, and
(b)
is made—
(i)
by a parish council in respect of land in the parish council’s area, or
(ii)
a person that is a voluntary or community body with a local connection.
(3)
Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may (in particular) permit land to be included in a local authority’s list of assets of community value in response to a nomination other than a community nomination.
(4)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to—
(a)
the meaning in subsection (2)(b)(ii) of “voluntary or community body”;
(b)
the conditions that have to be met for a person to have a local connection for the purposes of subsection (2)(b)(ii);
(c)
the contents of community nominations;
(d)
the contents of any other nominations which, as a result of regulations under subsection (1)(b), may give rise to land being included in a local authority’s list of assets of community value.
(5)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for, or in connection with, the procedure to be followed where a local authority is considering whether land should be included in its list of assets of community value.