Guidance on the use of compulsory purchase: a consultation paper
Following a year of consultation events, the Scottish Government has now issued two new draft circulars on the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) in the hope that in providing new and easy to understand advice CPOs might become a commonly used proactive tool rather than a seldom used reactive one . The main circular explains the current legislative system and how to make best use of it whilst the second circular explains and amends the Crichel Down Rules as they apply in Scotland. The circulars have been issued in advance of the Scottish Law Commission reviewing Scotland’s somewhat outdated compulsory purchase law with a view to new legislation eventually coming before Parliament sometime after 2014.
