Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)

Part I E+W General

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (12.8.2012) by The Hinkley Point (Temporary Jetty) (Land Acquisition) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1924), arts. 1, 5, 10

1 Application of Act. E+W

(1) In this Act “compulsory purchase” means a compulsory purchase of land, being—

(a) a compulsory purchase to which this Act applies by virtue of any other enactment, whether or not passed or made before this Act, or

(b) a compulsory purchase under an enactment specified in subsection (2) below.

(2) The enactments referred to in subsection (1)(b) above are—

• section 2 of the M1 Metropolitan Police Act 1886,

• section 1(3) of the M2 Military Lands Act 1892,

• sections 25(1) and 39(1) of the M3 Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908,

• section 5(1) of the M4 Development and Road Improvement Funds Act 1909 as it applies to acquisition by local authorities (as defined in section 7(1) of this Act) or the Secretary of State,

• F1 ...

• F2 . . .

• [F3 section 530(1) of the Education Act 1996],

• F2 . . .

(3) In this section “enactment” includes any statutory instrument.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1(2) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 3

F2 Words repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)

F3 Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 50 (with ss. 1(4))

Marginal Citations

M1 1886 c. 22.

M2 1892 c. 43.

M3 1908 c. 36.

M4 1909 c. 47.