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These Regulations re-enact with amendments the Compulsory Purchase of Land Regulations 1990, and prescribe forms for use in connection with the compulsory purchase of land and new rights under the procedure for which provision is made in the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 to take account of legislative changes and to make minor changes in the drafting.

In addition references to section 27 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (now repealed) are deleted and forms are amended with regard to vesting land given in exchange for land subject to open space or other protected rights compulsorily purchased in order to vest exchange land already owned by the authority in the persons from whom the open space or other protected land is being purchased. Also provision is made for vesting in owners of such land, which is to be subject to new rights, land in exchange for the acquisition of the new rights.