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Section 242: Overriding of rights of possession.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 · 1990 c. 8View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IX: Acquisition and Appropriation of Land for Planning Purposes, etc.

If the Secretary of State certifies that possession of a house which—

has been acquired or appropriated by a local authority for planning purposes, and
is for the time being held by the authority for the purposes for which it was acquired or appropriated,

is immediately required for those purposes, nothing in the Rent Act 1977 or Part I of the Housing Act 1988 shall prevent the acquiring or appropriating authority from obtaining possession of the house.

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