56 Compulsory purchase of land in Northern Ireland.U.K.
(1)Where the Post Office desires to acquire, otherwise than by agreement, any land in Northern Ireland required by it for, or in connection with, the exercise of its powers or as to which it can reasonably be foreseen that it will be so required, it may apply to the Minister for an order vesting that land in it, and the Minister shall have power to make such an order.
(2)For the purposes of the acquisition of land by means of a vesting order under this section, Schedules 5 and 6 to the M1Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 (as amended by any enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland passed before the passing of this Act) are hereby incorporated in this Act subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 3 to this Act.
(3)The M2Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919 shall, in its application to any land vested in the Post Office by an order made under this section, have effect as amended by the M3Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964.
(4)In this section, and in Schedule 3 to this Act and in the said Schedule 5 as incorporated in this Act, “land” has the meaning assigned to it by section 45(1)(a) of the M4Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 and, in Schedule 3 to this Act and in the said Schedule 5 as so incorporated, “estate” has the meaning assigned to it by section 45(2) of that Act.