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Section 13BA: Conditional confirmation

Acquisition of Land Act 1981 · 1981 c. 67View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Purchases By Local And Other Authorities

The confirming authority may confirm a compulsory purchase order conditionally.

The effect of conditional confirmation is that the order—

does not become operative until the confirming authority has decided, on an application by the acquiring authority, that certain conditions have been met, and
expires if the confirming authority—
has not received an application for the purposes of subsection (2)(a) by a certain time, or
having received such an application by that time, decides that the conditions have not been met.

The conditions and the time are to be specified by the confirming authority when it confirms the order.

The procedure to be followed in relation to an application under this section is to be prescribed.

The regulations prescribing the procedure must include provision for each relevant objector—

to be given notice of the application (or for steps to be taken with a view to notifying them), and
to have the opportunity to make written representations in response to the application.

In subsection (5), "relevant objector" means a person who made an objection to the order that—

was a remaining objection for the purposes of section 13A, and
had not been withdrawn by the time the order was confirmed.

The regulations may include provision as to the giving of reasons for the decision on the application.

Subsections (2) to (6) of section 13B apply to proceedings on an application under this section as they apply to the representations procedure.

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