PART 6Planning

CHAPTER 6Nationally significant infrastructure projects

141Local authority, statutory undertakers’ and National Trust land

1

The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows.

2

In section 128(3) (order authorising compulsory acquisition of local authority or statutory undertakers’ land subject to special parliamentary procedure if representation made by the authority or statutory undertakers and not withdrawn)—

a

after paragraph (a) (but before the “and” at the end of that paragraph) insert—

aa

the representation contains an objection to the compulsory acquisition of the land,

b

in paragraph (b) (condition that representation has not been withdrawn) for “representation” substitute “objection”.

3

In section 130(3) (order authorising compulsory acquisition of certain National Trust land subject to special parliamentary procedure if representation made by National Trust and not withdrawn)—

a

after paragraph (a) (but before the “and” at the end of that paragraph) insert—

aa

the representation contains an objection to the compulsory acquisition of the land,

b

in paragraph (b) (condition that representation has not been withdrawn) for “representation” substitute “objection”.