The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) Regulations 1990

Made: 7th March 1990

Laid before Parliament: 9th March 1990

Coming into force: 1st April 1990

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2(1)[^f00001], 3(3), 4(1) and 6(1) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981; and any reference to a numbered form is a reference to the form bearing that number in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Prescribed forms in connection with general vesting declarations

3

The prescribed forms in relation to the provisions of the Act mentioned below are as follows–

• (a) for the purposes of section 4(1), the form of general vesting declaration shall be Form 1;

• (b) for the purposes of section 3(3), the form of the statement of the effect of Parts II and III shall be Part 1 of Form 2, and the form for giving information to the authority shall be Part 2 of Form 2;

• (c) for the purposes of section 6(1), the form of notice specifying the land and stating the effect of a general vesting declaration shall be Form 3.

Revocation

4

Regulation 5 of the Compulsory Purchase of Land Regulations 1982[^f00003] is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

FORM 1

FORM OF GENERAL VESTING DECLARATION

Regulation 3(a)

FORM 2

Regulation 3(b)

PART 1 FORM OF STATEMENT OF EFFECT OF PARTS II AND III OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (VESTING DECLARATIONS) ACT 1981 [image omitted]

PART 2(a) FORM FOR GIVING INFORMATION [image omitted]

FORM 3

FORM OF NOTICE SPECIFYING LAND AND STATING EFFECT OF GENERAL VESTING DECLARATION

Regulation 3(c)

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Michael Spicer — Minister of State, — Department of the Environment — 7th March 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations re-enact with minor and drafting amendments the Compulsory Purchase of Land Regulations 1982 insofar as they relate to prescribed forms in connection with general vesting declarations, following a compulsory purchase order.

The forms prescribed by these Regulations are–

• FORM 1 — the general vesting declaration;

• FORM 2 — Part 1—the statement of the effect of the statutory provisions relating to a general vesting declaration; and Part 2—the form for the giving of information to the acquiring authority by a person who would be entitled to compensation;

• FORM 3 — the notice that a general vesting declaration has been made.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: See definition of “prescribed”.

[^f00002]: 1981 c. 66.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1982/6.