PART 6INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT ORDERS
Provision in orders authorising compulsory acquisition
64Purpose 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.