Town and Country Planning Act 1962

130 Action by council on whom purchase notice is served

(1) The council on whom a purchase notice is served under the last preceding section shall, before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date of service of that notice, serve on the owner by whom the purchase notice was served a notice stating either—

(a) that the council are willing to comply with the purchase notice, or

(b) that another local authority or statutory undertakers specified in the notice under this subsection have agreed to comply with it in their place, or

(c) that, for reasons specified in the notice under this subsection, the council are not willing to comply with the purchase notice and have not found any other local authority or statutory undertakers who will agree to comply with it in their place, and that they have transmitted a copy of the purchase notice to the Minister, on a date specified in the notice under this subsection, together with a statement of the reasons so specified.

(2) Where the council on whom a purchase notice is served by an owner have served on him a notice in accordance with paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of the preceding subsection, the council, or the other local authority or statutory undertakers specified in the notice, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be authorised to acquire the interest of the owner compulsorily in accordance with the provisions of Part V of this Act, and to have served a notice to treat in respect thereof on the date of service of the notice under the preceding subsection.

(3) Where the council on whom a purchase notice is served by an owner propose to serve on him a notice in accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section, they shall transmit a copy of the purchase notice to the Minister, together with a statement of their reasons.