Police Act 1964

9 Acquisition of land

(1) The council of any county or county borough constituting a police area may by agreement acquire, whether by way of purchase, lease or exchange, any land which is required for the purpose of any of the functions of the police authority for the area ; and section 176 of the Local Government Act 1933 (application of Lands Clauses Acts to purchases by agreement) shall apply to the acquisition of land under this section as it applies to the acquisition of land under Part VII of that Act, and as if references to that Act included references to this Act.

(2) The council of any such county or county borough may be authorised by the Secretary of State to purchase compulsorily any land which is required for the purpose of any of the functions of the police authority for the county or county borough; and the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 shall apply as if this subsection had been in force immediately before the commencement of that Act.

(3) A combined police authority shall have the same powers with respect to the acquisition of land for police purposes, and the appropriation and disposal of land, as the council of a county or county borough; and the provisions of this section, the Local Government Act 1933 and the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 with respect to the acquisition, appropriation and disposal of land by such councils shall have effect accordingly as if references to the council of a county or county borough included references to a combined police authority.

(4) References in this Act to expenditure of a police authority or to expenses incurred for police purposes by any police authority include references to expenditure under this section by the council of a county or county borough on behalf of a police authority.