Section 221 — The contractual control purpose
Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
This version in force from 2023-10-26
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .
(1) Information is within the scope of the contractual control purpose if it appears to the Secretary of State that the information would be useful for the purpose of understanding relevant contractual rights.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), understanding relevant contractual rights includes identifying the persons holding them and understanding the circumstances in which they were created or acquired.
(3) “Relevant contractual rights” are rights that—
(a) arise under a contract,
(b) relate to the development, use or disposal of land in England or Wales, and
(c) are held for the purposes of an undertaking.
(4) In this section— “contract” includes a deed (whether or not made for consideration); “undertaking” includes— (a) a business, (b) a charity or similar endeavour, and (c) the exercise of functions of a public nature.