Part 7: Compulsory Purchase Etc Disputes Section 201: Power to quash decision to confirm compulsory purchase order
Once a compulsory purchase order has been confirmed, any person who disputes the validity of the order or any of its provisions can challenge the order through an application to the High Court under section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.
	Section 201 amends section 24 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 to clarify that the court has the power to quash the decision to confirm the compulsory purchase order as well as the power to quash the whole or any provision of the order itself. Where the compulsory purchase order itself is found to be sound but there is an error in the decision to confirm the order, the court may decide to quash the decision alone. This means the order will go back to the confirming Minister for reconsideration.