New Towns Act 1981

Acquisitions by the Secretary of State E+W

9 (1) A compulsory purchase order made under section 11(2) above by the Secretary of State— E+W

(a) shall designate the land to which it relates by reference to an annexed map either with or without descriptive matter, and

(b) subject to that, shall be in such form as the Secretary of State may determine.

(2) In the case of any discrepancy between the map and any such descriptive matter, the descriptive matter shall prevail except in so far as may be otherwise provided by the order.

10 E+W Where the Secretary of State proposes to make such an order, he shall prepare a draft, and then as soon as may be shall—

(a) publish in the manner mentioned in paragraph 2 above, and

(b) in any case in which he thinks it requisite to do so, serve on every owner of any of the land to which the order as prepared in draft relates,

a notice, in such form as he may determine, similar, with requisite adaptations, to the notice mentioned in paragraph 2(1).

11 E+W Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 above shall have effect in relation to such an order—

(a) with the substitution, for references to the Secretary of State and to the acquiring authority, of references to the Secretary of State;

(b) with the substitution, for references to an order as submitted and to the confirmation of an order, of references respectively to an order as prepared in draft and to the making of an order;

(c) with the ommission, in paragraph 4(5), of the reference to the acquiring authority;

(d) with the substitution, for the references to a compulsory purchase order under section 11(1) above and to the notice required by paragraph 2 above, of references respectively to a compulsory purchase order under section 11(2) and to the notice required by paragraph 10 above; and

(e) with the substitution, in paragraph 8, of the words “the Secretary of State proposes to make” for the words “there is submitted to the Secretary of State”.