Compulsory Purchase of Welsh Government-owned Land

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:30 pm on 6 June 2018.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:30, 6 June 2018

(Translated)

I try to answer the questions when I can, by the way. The powers available to the UK Government on compulsory purchase emanate from Acts, and there is nothing in the Act that's relevant here—there are no powers that extend to Crown land. But, ultimately, this kind of question arises in the courts frequently, and what's important to bear in mind is that, if there was a proposal for compulsory purchase, the ability of the UK Government to do it would be something for the court to decide upon. If a Crown body, such as the Welsh Government, objected to that, our clear view is that the law in that context would insist that that Order would have to be rescinded.