Protection of land from compulsory acquisitionN.I.
6. Where—
(a)an application for a vesting order is made by a person with power to acquire land compulsorily (other than an airport operator) in respect of land which includes land belonging to the airport operator of an airport to which Article 3 applies and used for any purpose connected with the performance of his functions as such; and
(b)that airport operator has made a representation to the Department concerned before the expiration of one month from the date of the last publication of the notice mentioned in paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972F1,
the Department concerned shall not make the vesting order unless the Department has certified—
(i)that the land can be purchased and not replaced without serious detriment to the performance of those functions; or
(ii)that, if purchased, the land can be replaced by other land belonging to, or available for acquisition by, the airport operator without serious detriment to the performance of those functions.