Planning and Compensation Act 1991
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The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 was an Act of Parliament
in the United Kingdom
to amend the law relating to town and country planning;
Act of Parliament
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in the United Kingdom
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to amend the law relating to town and country planning;
- to extend the powers to acquire by agreement land which may be affected by carrying out public worksPublic worksPublic works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community...
; - to amend the law relating to compulsory acquisition of land (Compulsory Purchase) and to compensation where persons are displaced from land or the value of land or its enjoyment may be affected by public works;
- to provide, in the case of compensation payable in respect of things done in the exercise of statutory powers, for advance payments and payments in interest;
- to repeal Part X of the Highways Act 1980Highways Act 1980The Highways Act 1980 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom dealing with the management and operation of the road network in England and Wales. It consolidated with amendments several earlier pieces of legislation. Many amendments relate only to changes of highway authority, to include...
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