The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Made: 5th February 2026

Coming into force: 18th February 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(2), 11(1) and (3), 12(1), 15(4)(e) and (f) and (5), and 22 of, and paragraphs 2(1) and (3), 3(1), 6(4)(e) and (f) and (5) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 18th February 2026.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment to the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) Regulations 2004

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• (1) The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) Regulations 2004[^f00002] are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 3—

• (a) after paragraph (b), insert—

(ba) for the purposes of section 11(1)(a) and paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 1, the form of a newspaper notice shall be Form 6A;

• (b) omit paragraph (c) (i);

• (c) for paragraph (e), substitute—

(e) for the purposes of section 15(5) and paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 1— (i) the form of a confirmation notice or making notice[^f00003] not published in a newspaper shall be Form 10, except that where confirmation is by the acquiring authority[^f00004] pursuant to section 14A[^f00005], it shall be Form 11; (ii) the form of a confirmation or making notice published in a newspaper shall be Form 10A, except that where confirmation is by the acquiring authority pursuant to section 14A it shall be Form 11A; (iii) the form of a fulfilment notice[^f00006] not published in a local newspaper shall be Form 11B; (iv) the form of a fulfilment notice published in a local newspaper shall be Form 11C;

• (3) In the Schedule—

• (a) in the contents list—

• (i) after the entry for Form 6 insert a new entry for Form 6A entitled “Notice concerning a compulsory purchase order in a newspaper”;

• (ii) in the entry for Form 7 omit “newspaper publication,”;

• (iii) in the entry for Form 10 insert the words “other than in a newspaper” at the end;

• (iv) after the entry for Form 10 insert a new entry for Form 10A entitled “Notice of making or confirmation (other than by the acquiring authority) of a compulsory purchase order in a newspaper”;

• (v) in the entry for Form 11 insert the words “other than in a newspaper” at the end;

• (vi) after the entry for Form 11 insert the following new entries—

• (aa) for Form 11A entitled “Notice of confirmation by an acquiring authority of a compulsory purchase order in a newspaper”;

• (bb) for Form 11B entitled “Notice of the fulfilment of conditions and order becoming operative other than in a newspaper”;

• (cc) for Form 11C entitled “Notice of the fulfilment of conditions and order becoming operative in a newspaper”;

• (b) after Form 6, insert Form 6A set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• (c) for Form 7, substitute the corresponding new form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• (d) for each of Forms 8, 9, 9A and 10, substitute the corresponding new form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• (e) after Form 10, insert Form 10A set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• (f) for Form 11, substitute the corresponding new form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• (g) after Form 11, insert Forms 11A, 11B and 11C set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• (h) for Form 12, substitute the corresponding new form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Schedule — NEW AND SUBSTITUTED FORMS

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Matthew Pennycook — Minister of State — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 5th February 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Explanatory Note

These Regulations amend the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”) ( S.I. 2004/2595) and come into force on 18 February 2026.

Regulation 2(2)(a) inserts new paragraph (ba) into regulation 3 of the 2004 Regulations which prescribes Form 6A as the form of newspaper notice for the purposes of section 11 (1)(a) of, and paragraph 2 (1)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) (c. 67). Regulation 2(2)(b) omits regulation 3 (c) (i) of the 2004 Regulations which had prescribed the previous form of newspaper notice for those purposes.

Regulation 2(2)(c) substitutes a new paragraph for regulation 3 (e) of the 2004 Regulations, which also prescribes forms for notices given under the 1981 Act. New regulation 3 (e) (i) of the 2004 Regulations prescribes Form 10 as the form of confirmation notice or making notice not published in a newspaper, other than where the CPO is confirmed by an acquiring authority under section 14A of the 1981 Act where it prescribes Form 11 as the relevant form. New regulation 3 (e) (ii) of the 2004 Regulations prescribes Form 10A as the form of newspaper confirmation notice or newspaper making notice, other than where the CPO is confirmed by an acquiring authority under 14A of the 1981 Act where it prescribes Form 11A as the relevant form. Lastly, new regulation 3 (e) (iii) and (iv) of the 2004 Regulations prescribe the forms for non-newspaper fulfilment notices and newspaper fulfilment notices respectively.

Regulation 2(3)(a) amends the contents list in the 2004 Regulations to reflect the new forms introduced by, and the amendments to the forms made by, these Regulations.

Regulation 2(3)(b), (e), and (g) insert new Forms 6A, 10A, 11A, 11B and 11C in the Schedule to these Regulations into the 2004 Regulations.

Regulation 2(3)(c), (d), (f) and (h) replace Forms 7, 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11 and 12 in the 2004 Regulations with new versions of those forms contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 67. Section 11(1) was amended by section 181(3)(b) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2003 (c. 55) (“the 2023 Act”). Section 11(3) was inserted by section 100(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”). Section 12(1) was amended by section 100(5) of the 2004 Act and by section 181(4) of the 2023 Act. Section 15 was substituted by section 100(7) of the 2004 Act; section 15(4)(e) and (f) was inserted by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the 2016 Act”); section 15(5) was amended by section 183(3)(e) of the 2023 Act. Section 22 was amended by section 181(7) of the 2023 Act. Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 101(2) of the 2004 Act. Paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 was amended by section 101(3) of the 2004 Act and by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 101(5) of the 2004 Act; paragraph 6(4)(e) and (f) was inserted by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 15 to the 2016 Act; paragraph 6(5) was amended by paragraph 3(3)(e) of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act. Paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 was amended by section 181(8) of the 2023 Act.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2004/2595. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/1307, S.I. 2017/2 and S.I. 2024/473.

[^f00003]: For the meaning of “confirmation notice”, see section 15 (4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) (“the 1981 Act”) inserted by section 100 (7) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”), and amended by paragraph 2 (2) of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the 2016 Act”) and by sections 181 and 183 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) (“the 2023 Act”). For the meaning of “making notice”, see paragraph 6 (4) of Schedule 1 to the 1981 Act, inserted by section 101(5) of the 2004 Act and amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to the 2016 Act and by paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 19 to the 2023 Act.

[^f00004]: For the definition of “acquiring authority” see section 7 (1) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67).

[^f00005]: Section 14A was inserted by section 102 (2) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) and amended by section 190 (1) (b) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) and sections 107 and 113 (2) of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34).

[^f00006]: For the meaning of “fulfilment notice” see section 15 (4F) of, and paragraph 6 (4F) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) inserted by section 183 (3) (d) of, and paragraph 3 (3) (d) of Schedule 19 to, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55).

Editorial notes

[^key-9704eb188eab6132f2a98f606ad0ab56]: Reg. 1 in force at 18.2.2026 (as amended by S.I. 2026/143, reg. 2), see reg. 1(1)

[^key-4655ef5fd04bf69b2022996d0e835aef]: Reg. 2 in force at 18.2.2026 (as amended by S.I. 2026/143, reg. 2), see reg. 1(1)

[^key-860a00f52f22821dd28153069473a3a4]: Sch. in force at 18.2.2026 (as amended by S.I. 2026/143, reg. 2), see reg. 1(1)