- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
New Towns Act 1981
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to New Towns Act 1981. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 1A(1) omitted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 16 para. 7(3)
- s. 1A(2) omitted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 16 para. 7(3)
- s. 1A(4) word inserted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 16 para. 7(4)(b)
- s. 1A(4) words substituted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 16 para. 7(4)(a)
- s. 1A(5)(a) words substituted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 16 para. 7(5)(a)
- s. 1ZA 1ZB inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 172(2)
- s. 2(1A) inserted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 16 para. 8
- s. 3(2B)-(2D) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 172(3)(c)
- s. 3(2ZA)(2ZB) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 178(2)(b)
- s. 7A 7B inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 175(2)
- s. 60(1A) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 179(2)(b)
- s. 77(3E) inserted by 2023 c. 55 Sch. 17 para. 1(3)
- Sch. 3 para. 10A 10B and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 175(3)
- Sch. 4 para. 5A inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 190(3)(a)
- Sch. 5 para. 5A inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 190(3)(b)
4(1)If the acquiring authority have, in respect of any of the land, served notice to treat on every owner of that land [F1so far as known to the acquiring authority after making diligent inquiry in accordance with section 5(1) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965], they may at any time afterwards serve a notice—E+W
(a)on every occupier of any of that land, and
(b)on every person (other than such an occupier) who, having been served with a notice to treat in respect of that land, has requested the acquiring authority in writing to serve him with any notice under this sub-paragraph and has given them an address for its service,
describing the land to which the notice relates and stating their intention to enter on and take possession of it at the expiry of such period F2... as may be specified in the notice.
(2)The acquiring authority may enter on and take possession of the land to which such notice or notices relate—
(a)at the expiry of the period specified in the notice, or
(b)where two or more such notices are required, and the periods specified in the several notices do not expire at the same time, at the expiry of the last of those periods, or
(c)at any time after those expiries,
without previous consent or compliance with section 11 of the M1Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 but subject to payment of the like compensation for the land of which possession is taken, and interest on the compensation agreed or awarded, as they would have been required to pay if those provisions had been complied with.
[F3(2A)The period specified in a notice under sub-paragraph (1) must not end earlier than the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the notice is served unless—
(a)it is a notice to which paragraph 4A(4) applies, or
(b)it is a notice to which paragraph 13 of Schedule 2A to the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (as modified by paragraph 1(2)(g) above) applies.
(2B)A notice under sub-paragraph (1) must explain the effect of paragraph 4B (counter-notice requiring possession to be taken on specified date) and give an address at which the acquiring authority may be served with a counter-notice.
(2C)An acquiring authority may extend the period specified in a notice under sub-paragraph (1) by agreement with each person on whom it was served.
(2D)A reference in this Schedule to the period specified in a notice under sub-paragraph (1) is to the period as extended by any agreement under sub-paragraph (2C).]
(3)The provisions of this paragraph have effect instead of section 11(1) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 6 para. 4(1) inserted (3.2.2017) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), ss. 189(2)(a)(i), 216(3); S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(e) (with reg. 5)
F2Words in Sch. 6 para. 4(1) omitted (3.2.2017) by virtue of Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), ss. 189(2)(a)(ii), 216(3); S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(e) (with reg. 5)
F3Sch. 6 para. 4(2A)-(2D) inserted (3.2.2017) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), ss. 189(2)(b), 216(3); S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(e) (with reg. 5)
Marginal Citations
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Act
PrintThe Whole Schedule
PrintThe Whole Part
PrintThe Whole Cross Heading
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.