The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2026/111 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 143

ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

Made

at 2.32 p.m. on 17th February 2026

Coming into force

18th February 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(2), 11(1) and (3), 12(1), 15(4)(e) and (f) and (5), and 22 of, and paragraphs 2(1) and (3), 3(1), 6(4)(e) and (f) and (5) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981(1).

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 18th February 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment to the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

2.  In regulation 1(1) of the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026(2), for “18th February 2025” substitute “18th February 2026”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Taylor of Stevenage

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

at 2.32 p.m. on 17th February 2026

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (“the 2026 Regulations”) and come into force on 18th February 2026.

Regulation 2 substitutes the date on which the 2026 Regulations come into force to correct a mistake made in regulation 1(1) of the 2026 Regulations and clarify that the 2026 Regulations are intended to come into force on 18th February 2026 rather than 18th February 2025.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1981 c. 67. Section 11(1) was amended by section 181(3)(b) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2003 (c. 55) (“the 2023 Act”). Section 11(3) was inserted by section 100(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”). Section 12(1) was amended by section 100(5) of the 2004 Act and by section 181(4) of the 2023 Act. Section 15 was substituted by section 100(7) of the 2004 Act; section 15(4)(e) and (f) was inserted by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the 2016 Act”); section 15(5) was amended by section 183(3)(e) of the 2023 Act. Section 22 was amended by section 181(7) of the 2023 Act. Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 101(2) of the 2004 Act. Paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 was amended by section 101(3) of the 2004 Act and by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 101(5) of the 2004 Act; paragraph 6(4)(e) and (f) was inserted by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 15 to the 2016 Act; paragraph 6(5) was amended by paragraph 3(3)(e) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 was amended by section 181(8) of the 2023 Act.

(2)

S.I. 2026/111.