Part 9: Compulsory Purchase Procedure Section 183: Conditional confirmation Effect
Subsection (1) explains that this section amends the 1981 Act.
	Subsection (2) inserts new section 13BA into that Act:
	New subsection 13BA(1) gives confirming authorities the power to confirm a CPO conditionally.
	New subsection 13BA(2) provides acquiring authorities will only be able to implement CPOs which have been confirmed conditionally, once an application to discharge the conditions has been approved by the confirming authority. Where such an application has not been received within the required time or the confirming authority declines the application, the CPO cannot be implemented.
	New subsection 13BA(3) gives confirming authorities discretion as to what conditions to impose and the timeframe in which the conditions must be met.
	New subsection 13BA(4) provides the application process will be set out in secondary legislation.
	New subsection 13BA(5) requires the application process must provide for relevant objectors to be notified of the application and have the opportunity to submit written representations to the confirming authority.
	New subsection 13BA(6) defines a relevant objector.
	New subsection 13BA(7) provides the application process may also set out requirements around the giving of reasons for the confirming authority’s decision on the application.
	New subsection 13BA(8) applies subsections (2)-(6) of section 13B of the 1981 Act to the new representations procedure introduced in section 182.
	Subsection (3) makes consequential amendments to ensure notices issued after confirmation of a CPO under section 15 of the 1981 Act reflect where conditional confirmation has been given. It also inserts new subsections (4B)– (4F) in that Act to make new provision for notices to be served on discharge of any condition imposed:
	New section 4B introduces a requirement, where a CPO has been conditionally confirmed, for the acquiring authority to serve a copy of the CPO and a fulfilment notice on those who need to be notified under section 12 of the 1981 Act.
	New subsection 4C requires the acquiring authority to attach a fulfilment notice to an object on or near the acquired land, publish it in one or more local newspapers and publish on an appropriate website for 6 weeks.
	New subsection 4D sets the time period in which an acquiring authority must comply with 4B and 4C(a) and (b)(i)
	New subsection 4E makes clear that if acquiring authority fails to comply with relevant provisions, the confirming authority make take the necessary steps and recover its costs of doing so
	New subsection 4F explains what a fulfilment notice is
	Subsection (4) introduces Schedule 18 which contains, and makes provision in connection with, amendments in consequence of this section and paragraph 3 of Schedule 19 – (corresponding provision for purchases by ministers).
Example
An acquiring authority may choose to make a CPO alongside seeking other consents such as planning or alongside confirming the full funding package for the scheme, knowing that the CPO may be confirmed conditionally, if at the point of decision those elements are not sufficiently certain for the CPO to be fully confirmed at that point.