Okolo v SoS Environment and another : Omoregei v SoS Environment and another

Okolo v SoS Environment and another : Omoregei v SoS Environment and another - 1997 - All England Law Reports [1997] 2 All ER 911-916(6) .

QBD 30 January 1997. The local authority made compulsory purchase orders in respect of property owned by X who applied to the court challenging their validity. Under Acquisition of Land Act 1981 s23(4)a, such appeals where to be made `within six weeks` from the date on which the notice of confirmation or the making of the order was first published, excluding the date of publication. The SoS applied to strike out the applications as they were one day out of time. X`s claim was upheld on the grounds that an act done on the final day was an act done `within` the six weeks.


ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981 S23(4)A
APPEALS
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER
Compulsory purchase
OKOLO V SOS ENVIRONMENT AND ANOTHER
OMOREGEI V SOS ENVIRONMENT AND ANOTHER
TIME LIMITS