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207Acquisition of landE+W
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(1)An MDC may by agreement acquire land in its area or elsewhere.

(2)An MDC may acquire land in its area, or elsewhere in Greater London, compulsorily if the Secretary of State authorises it to do so.

(3)An MDC must obtain the consent of the Mayor of London before submitting a compulsory purchase order authorising an acquisition under subsection (2) to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

(4)The power under subsection (2) includes power to acquire new rights over land.

(5)Subsection (6) applies where—

(a)land forming part of a common, open space or allotment is being acquired under subsection (2), or

(b)new rights are being acquired under subsection (2) over land forming part of a common, open space or allotment.

(6)The power under subsection (2) includes power to acquire land compulsorily for giving in exchange for that land or those new rights.

(7)Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (compulsory acquisition of land by the Homes and Communities Agency) applies in relation to the acquisition of land under subsection (2) as it applies in relation to the acquisition of land under section 9 of that Act.

(8)In that Part of that Schedule as applied by subsection (7)—

(a)references to section 9 of that Act are to be read as references to subsection (2),

(b)references to the Homes and Communities Agency are to be read as references to the MDC concerned, and

(c)references to Part 1 of that Act are to be read as references to this Chapter.

(9)The provisions of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (other than section 31) apply, so far as applicable, to the acquisition by an MDC of land by agreement.

(10)In subsection (5)—

  • allotment” means any allotment set out as a fuel allotment, or a field garden allotment, under an Inclosure Act;

  • common” has the meaning given by section 19(4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981;

  • open space” means any land which is—

    (a)

    laid out as a public garden,

    (b)

    used for the purposes of public recreation, or

    (c)

    a disused burial ground.

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