Section 14B — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Timetables for confirmation of CPOs except by Welsh Ministers

Timetables for confirmation of CPOs except by Welsh Ministers 14B 1 The Secretary of State must publish one or more timetables in relation to steps to be taken by confirming authorities, other than the Welsh Ministers, in confirming a compulsory purchase order.

2 Different timetables may be published in relation to—

a different confirming authorities, or b different types of compulsory purchase order.

3 The Secretary of State may at any time revise a timetable published under this section.

4 The validity of an order is not affected by any failure to comply with a timetable published under this section.

5 The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament an annual report showing the extent to which confirming authorities have complied with any applicable timetable published under this section.

6 A report laid by the Secretary of State under this section need not include information about a confirming authority if the number of compulsory purchase orders submitted to it is lower than a minimum specified by the Secretary of State in the report.