http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2421/regulation/1The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012Local governmentenLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLANDStatute Law Database2026-06-11Expert Participation2017-04-06 Chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Localism Act 2011 (“the Act”) makes provision for England and Wales in relation to assets of community value, and includes powers for the Secretary of State to make further detailed provision in relation to England. These Regulations, which apply to England only, contain those details and come into force at the same time as commencement of Chapter 3, Part 5 of the Act, to give effect to the assets of community value scheme. The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012 11These Regulations may be cited as the Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on the day after they are made.2These Regulations apply in relation to England only.3In these Regulations—“the Act” means the Localism Act 2011;“compensation review” means a review requested in accordance with regulation 16;“the list”, in relation to a local authority, means the list maintained by the authority of land in that authority’s area that is land of community value, and “listed” and “listing” are to be interpreted accordingly;“listing review” means a review under section 92(2) of the Act (review of local authority’s decision to include land in its list);“neighbouring authority”: a local authority in England is a neighbouring authority in relation to any land if any part of the boundary of that authority’s area is also part of the boundary of the area of the responsible authority;“registrar”, “register” (other than in regulation 4(3)) and “registered estate” have the meaning given in section 132(1) of the Land Registration Act 2002;“responsible authority” in relation to any land means the local authority in whose area the land is situated;“a statutory compulsory purchase” in relation to any land, means a a purchase of the land by a purchaser authorised by or under an Act to acquire the land compulsorily (whether or not a purchase pursuant to the authorisation).4For the purposes of these Regulations, land is owned by a single owner if—athe land is owned by the same person; orbin a case not within sub-paragraph (a), the land is held on trusts and was settled on those trusts by the same settlor. 2002 c.9. There have been amendments to section 132 which are not relevant to these Regulations. Reg. 1 in force at 21.9.2012, see reg. 1(1)