Commentary on Sections Part 7: Purchase of estates in certain land affected by planning decisions. Section 193: Action by council following service of purchase notice
Under this section after a purchase notice is served on a council it may respond in a number of ways.  A council may serve a notice that it is willing to comply with the purchase notice or it may serve a counter-notice by way of objection.  A counter-notice must state the reasons why a council does not wish to comply with the purchase notice.