Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (National Assembly for Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 6 April 2017.

2

The amendments made by regulation 2 apply in relation to a compulsory purchase order which is made or is subject to confirmation by the Welsh Ministers on or after 6 April 2017.

Amendments to the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 20042

1

The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 20043 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3 (prescribed forms in connection with compulsory purchase orders)—

a

after paragraph (4) insert—

4A

For the purposes of section 15(4)(e) of, and paragraph 6(4)(e) of Schedule 1 to, the Act, the form of the statement about the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 19814 which must be used is Part 1 of Form 9A.

4B

For the purposes of section 15(4)(f) of, and paragraph 6(4)(f) of Schedule 1 to, the Act, the form for giving information to the authority which must be used is Part 2 of Form 9A.

b

in paragraph (5) for “section 15” substitute “section 15(5)” and for “paragraph 6” substitute “paragraph 6(5)”.

3

In the Schedule—

a

in the contents, after the entry for Form 9, insert—

Form 9A

Form of statement of effect of Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 and for giving information to the authority

b

after Form 9, insert the form in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations;

c

for Form 10, substitute the form in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations;

d

for Form 11, substitute the form in Part 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Lesley GriffithsCabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers