Commentary on provisions of the Act Deposited plans and sections Section 62: Correction of deposited plans
Section 62 contains provisions for correcting the plans or book of reference to the plans which have been deposited in Parliament with this Act, should this be required. These provisions are normal for hybrid or local Acts.
	Under subsection (1), corrections may be made if the plans are incorrect in describing the land to be taken, or its ownership or occupation. In these cases, the Secretary of State can apply to have these corrected by two justices who have jurisdiction over the land. This can be done after giving 10 days’ notice to the owners or occupiers of the land.
	Subsections (2) to (4) provide for the justices to certify that such an error in the plans was made by a mistake or inadvertence, and, in such a certificate, state in what respect the plans or book of reference are incorrect. The certificate must then be deposited in Parliament and with each local authority in whose area any of the land concerned is situated. Once this has occurred, the plans or book of reference are to be treated as corrected, and the Secretary of State may act as though the deposited plans had always been as corrected.
	Subsection (6) provides that, if the land in question is situated in two judicial areas, a justice of the peace with jurisdiction in one of the areas may act with regard to land in either area.