Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023

Prospective

110Purchase notice in respect of Crown landE+W
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(1)The owner of a private interest in Crown land may not serve a purchase notice in respect of that interest unless—

(a)the owner has offered to dispose of the interest to the appropriate Crown authority for a price that is equal to (and if not agreed, is to be determined in the same way as) the compensation that would be payable for the interest if it were acquired in pursuance of a purchase notice, and

(b)the appropriate Crown authority has refused the offer.

(2)Only the appropriate Crown authority may serve a purchase notice in respect of a Crown interest or Duchy interest in land which—

(a)forms part of the Crown Estate,

(b)belongs to His Majesty in right of His private estates,

(c)belongs to His Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or

(d)belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall.

(3)A purchase notice may not be served in respect of a Crown interest or Duchy interest in any other land.

Commencement Information

I1S. 110 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)