Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2067 (C.61)

The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991

---

© Crown Copyright 1991

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991, ISBN 0110150678. The print version may be purchased by clicki. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1991 No. 2067 (C.61)

ACQUISITION OF LAND HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 84(2) and (3) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991^[1] and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order—

Citation
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order—
"commencement date" means 25th September 1991, and


"the 1991 Act" means the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.

Commencement
    3.    Subject to article 4, the following provisions of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 25th September 1991—
section 15;


section 17;


section 18;


section 21;


section 22;


section 25, in so far as it relates to paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 3;


section 26;


section 29;


section 31(1), (4) (so far as that subsection is not yet in force), (5) and (6);


section 32, in so far as it relates to paragraphs 8, 9(2)(c), 10(1), 36, 51, 54(1), (3)(a), 56 and 57(1), (2)(b), (3)(b) and (4) of Schedule 7;


sections 62 to 69;


section 70, except in so far as it reltes to paragraph 32 of Schedule 15;


section 80 as it applies in relation to England and Wales, except in so far as it relates to the entries relating to the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990^[2] in Part I of Schedule 18;


section 81; and


section 84(6), in so far as it relates to Part II of Schedule 19 (so far as it is not yet in force), Parts III and V of that Schedule and the repeals in Parts I and Iv of that Schedule specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Cases where commencement limited
    4.—(1)  The provison of the 1991 Act mentioned in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order shall not have effect in a case where any of the following events occurs before the commencement date in relation to the matter specified—
 (a) in relation to a compulsory purchase order not made by a Minister, the compulsory purchase order is made;
 (b) in relation to a compulsory purchase order made by a Minister, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981^[3] are complied with;
 (c) in relation to a purchase notice within the meaning of Chapter I of Part VI of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^[4], the event mentioned in section 137(1) of that Act occurs; and
 (d) in relation to a blight notice within the meaning of Chapter II of that Part, the land becomes blighted land, within the meaning of that Chapter.

    (2)  A provision of the 1991 Act mentioned in the first column of an entry in Part II of Schedule 2 to this Order shall not have effect in a case where the date shown against that provision in the second column of the entry is, in relation to that case, before the commencement date.

    (3)  In Part II of that Schedule, except where a contrary intention appears,—
 (a) an expression used in an entry in the second column which is also used in the provision of an Act mentioned in the corresponding entry in the first column has the same meaning as in that provision; and
 (b) a reference in an entry in the second column to a provision or Part of an Act is a reference to a provision or Part of the Act (other than the 1991 Act) mentioned in the corresponding entry in the first column.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

G. S. K. Young

Minister of State, Department of the Environment

9th September 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

5th September 1991

Ian Lang

Secretary of State for Scotland

6th September 1991

[1] 1991 c. 34. back

[2] 1990 c. 10. back

[3] 1981 c. 67. back

[4] 1990 c. 8. back

Explanatory Note