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(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, in these provisions “the appropriate enactment”, in relation to land falling within any of the specified descriptions, means the enactment which provides for the compulsory acquisition of land as being land falling within that description [F1or, as respects the description contained in paragraph (i) of section 181(1) of this Act, the enactment under which the compulsory purchase order referred to in that paragraph was made.]
(2)In relation to land falling within the description contained in section 181(1)(b) of this Act an enactment shall, for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section be taken to be an enactment which provides for the compulsory acquisition of land as being land falling within that description if—
(a)the enactment provides for the compulsory acquisition of land for the purposes of the functions which are indicated in the development plan as being the functions for the purposes of which the land is allocated or is proposed to be developed; or
(b)where no particular functions are so indicated in the development plan, the enactment provides for the compulsory acquisition of land for the purposes of any of the functions of the government department, local authority or other body for the purposes of whose functions the land is allocated or is defined as the site of proposed development.
(3)Where, in accordance with the circumstances by virtue of which any land falls within any of the specified descriptions, it is indicated that the land is proposed to be acquired for [F2roads] purposes, any enactment under which a [F2roads] authority are or (subject to the fulfilment of the relevant conditions) could be authorised to acquire that land compulsorily for [F2roads] purposes shall, for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, be taken to be an enactment providing for the compulsory acquisition of that land as being land falling within the description in question.
(4)In subsection (3) of this section the reference to the fulfilment of the relevant conditions is a reference to such one or more of the following as are applicable to the circumstances in question, that is to say—
[F3(aa)the coming into operation of any requisite scheme or order under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;]
(c)the making or approval of any requisite plans.
(5)If, apart from this subsection, two or more enactments would be the appropriate enactment in relation to any land for the purposes of these provisions, the appropriate enactment for those purposes shall be taken to be that one of those enactments under which, in the circumstances in question, it is most likely that (apart from these provisions) the land would have been acquired by the appropriate authority.
(6)If any question arises as to which enactment is the appropriate enactment in relation to any land for the purposes of these provisions, that question shall be referred—
(a)where the appropriate authority are a government department, to the Minister or Board in charge of that department;
(b)where the appropriate authority are statutory undertakers, to the appropriate Minister; and
(c)in any other case, to the Secretary of State,
and the decision of the Minister, Secretary of State or Board to whom a question is referred under this subsection shall be final.
Textual Amendments
F1Words added by Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 56), s. 71(4)
F2Word substituted by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 70(7)(a) (with s. 128(1))
F3S. 195(4)(aa) substituted for paras. (a) and (b) by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 70(7)(b) (with s. 128(1) )
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 195 extended by Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 56), ss. 73(1), 77(5); amended by Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 56), s. 77(4)
C3S. 108(2), 117–119, 121, 138, 154(3), 170–172, 175, 181, 195(6), 198(3), 199(2), 202(3), 205, 211, 212, 214, 216–230, 233(7), 242, 259, 266(6)(b), 275(2), Sch. 8, Sch. 17 para. 1–3, Sch. 18 extended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xxv) (with Sch. 8 para. 33)
C4S. 195(6) modified by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44: SIF 44:2), s. 67(1), Sch. 7 para. 2(9)(f) (with Sch. 8 para. 33)
C5S. 195(6) modified by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 3(2)(e) (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1))
S. 195(6) modified (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(10)(d); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
C6S. 195(6) extended by Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16), Sch. 2 para. 4
Ss. 170-172, 175, 181, 195(6) extended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(xix); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
C7S. 195(6)(b) amended by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1), Sch. 16 para. 2(2)(d)(9) (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1))
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