PART 6INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT ORDERS

Provision in orders authorising compulsory acquisition

I164Purpose for which compulsory acquisition may be authorised

1

An infrastructure consent order may include provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land only if the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that the conditions in subsections (2) and (3) are met.

2

The condition is that the land—

a

is required for the development to which the development consent relates,

b

is required to facilitate or is incidental to that development, or

c

is replacement land which is to be given in exchange for the order land under section 70 or 71.

3

The condition is that there is a compelling case in the public interest for the land to be acquired compulsorily.