SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Acquisition of land shown within limits on deposited plans
Part 2Application of legislation relating to compulsory purchase
Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
4
The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66) shall apply as if this Act were a compulsory purchase order.
5
1
In its application by virtue of paragraph 4, the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 shall have effect with the following modifications.
2
In section 3 (preliminary notices) for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—
1
Before making a declaration under section 4 below with respect to any land which is subject to a compulsory purchase order the acquiring authority shall include the particulars specified in subsection (3) below in a notice which is—
a
given to every person with a relevant interest in the land with respect to which the declaration is to be made (other than a mortgagee who is not in possession), and
b
published in the London Gazette.
3
In that section, in subsection (2), for “(1)(b)” there shall be substituted “
(1)
”
.
4
In that section, subsections (5) and (6) shall be omitted and at the end there shall be inserted—
7
For the purposes of this section, a person has a relevant interest in land if—
a
he is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or reversion, or
b
he holds, or is entitled to the rents and profits of, the land under a lease or agreement, the unexpired term of which exceeds one month.
5
In section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration)—
a
in subsection (1), after “publication” there shall be inserted “
in the London Gazette
”
, and
b
subsection (2) shall be omitted.
6
References to the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) shall be construed as references to that Act as applied to the acquisition of land under section 6(1).