Section 188: 'No-scheme' principle: minor amendments

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 · 2023 c. 55View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 9: Compulsory purchase

In section 6D of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (no-scheme principle)—

in subsection (3), for "regeneration or redevelopment" substitute ;"development"
in subsection (4)(a), for "regeneration or redevelopment" substitute ;"development for which the land is acquired"
after subsection (6) insert— 7 In this section and section 6E, "development" includes re-development, regeneration and improvement.

In section 6E of that Act (further provision about inclusion of transport projects in "scheme" for purposes of no-scheme principle)—

in subsection (2)(a), for "regeneration or redevelopment" substitute ;"the development of land in the vicinity of land comprised in the relevant transport project"
in subsection (2)(c), omit "for regeneration or redevelopment";
in subsection (3), for "8 September 2016" substitute ;"the relevant date"
after subsection (3) insert— 3A The "relevant date" is— a 8 September 2016, in a case where the land is acquired for regeneration or redevelopment and regeneration or redevelopment was part of the published justification for the relevant transport project; b in any other case, the first day after the period of three months beginning with the day on which section 188 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill comes into force.

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