Acquisition of Land Act 1981

Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)

30 (1) The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 104, in subsections (3) and (4)(a), for " 1946 " substitute " 1981 ".

(3) In section 109 for the definition of the " 1946 Act " substitute—

• “' the 1981 Act' means the Acquisition of Land Act 1981”.

(4) In section 120(1) for " Acquisition of Land Acts " substitute " Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 " and for "local authority" substitute " regional, islands or district council ".

(5) In section 142 after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The 1981 Act shall apply (subject to section 144(2) below) to the compulsory acquisition of land in pursuance of subsection (1) or (2) above”.

(6) In section 142(5) for " 1946 Act" substitute " 1981 Act, and Schedule 3 to that Act shall apply to the compulsory purchase of a right by virtue of subsection (4) above

(7) In section 143 after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) The 1981 Act shall apply (subject to section 144(2) below) to the compulsory acquisition of land under this section”.

(8) In section 144(2) for " 1946 Act" substitute " 1981 Act ", and for " 142(3) and 143(4) " substitute " 142 and 143 ".

(9) In section 171 for the definition of the " 1946 Act " substitute—

• “' the 1981 Act' means the Acquisition of Land Act 1981”.

(10) In Part I of Schedule 20—

(a) in paragraph 1 for " 1946 " substitute " 1981 ",

(b) in paragraph 2(1) for " Part I of Schedule 1 " substitute " section 2(2) ".

(c) in paragraph 2(2) for " paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 " substitute " section 15 ",

(d) in paragraph 4(a) for " paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 1 " substitute " section 12 ",

(e) in paragraph 4(c) for " paragraph 4 of that Schedule " substitute " section 13 ".

(11) In Schedule 21. in paragraph 13. for " 1946" substitute " 1981 ".

(12) In Schedule 28—

(a) in paragraph 1 for " 1946 " substitute " 1981 ".

(b) at the end of paragraph 1 add " and in paragraph 2 below as it applies in England and Wales for " Part I of Schedule 1 " and " paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 " substitute respectively " section 2(2) " and " section 15 ".