SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Orders under sections 39 and 41

Part 1Orders under section 39 and land orders

Objections to a proposed order

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1

This paragraph applies if a person served with a notice under paragraph 1 or 2 makes an objection, which has not been withdrawn, in accordance with the notice.

2

Before making the relevant order, the Secretary of State must either—

a

cause a public local inquiry to be held, or

b

give the person who made the objection the opportunity to appear before and be heard by a person appointed by the Secretary of State for that purpose.

3

The Secretary of State may make the relevant order if he or she thinks it appropriate to do so after considering—

a

the objection, and

b

the report of the person holding the inquiry or the person appointed under sub-paragraph (2)(b) (as the case may be).

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If—

a

no person served with a notice under paragraph 1 or 2 makes an objection in accordance with the notice, or

b

any such objections are withdrawn,

the Secretary of State may make the relevant order.

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Despite paragraphs 3 and 4, the Secretary of State—

a

may require a person to provide that person's objections to a proposed order in writing;

b

may disregard a person's objections for the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 if satisfied that the objections relate exclusively to matters that can be dealt with by the tribunal by whom compensation is to be assessed.