Section 52ZD — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Making a request for advance payment

Making a request for advance payment 52ZD 1 The appropriate national authority may by regulations impose requirements about the form and content of a request under section 52(2), 52ZA(3) or 52ZB(3).

2 In subsection (1) “ appropriate national authority ” means—

a in relation to a request relating to the compulsory acquisition of land in England, the Secretary of State;

b in relation to a request relating to the compulsory acquisition of land in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.

3 Regulations under subsection (1) may permit or require a person specified in the regulations to design a form to be used in making a request.

4 Regulations under subsection (1) may require an acquiring authority to supply, at specified stages of the compulsory acquisition process, copies of a form to be used in making a request.

5 Regulations under subsection (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.

6 A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment—

a in the case of an instrument made by the Secretary of State, in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;

b in the case of an instrument made by the Welsh Ministers, in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.