Animal Health Act 1981

55 Power to acquire land

(1) A local authority may—

(a) purchase land by agreement, or

(b) if so authorised by the Minister or the appropriate Minister, purchase land compulsorily, or

(c) by agreement take land on lease or at a rent,

for the following purposes—

(i) for wharves or other places ; or

(ii) for use for burial of carcases, in cases where there is not any ground suitable in that behalf in the possession or occupation of the owner of the animal, or any common or unenclosed land suitable and approved by the Minister or the appropriate Minister in that behalf ; or

(iii) for any other purpose of this Act.

(2) The powers conferred by this section may be exercised by a local authority in England or Wales with respect to land within or without their district.

(3) References in the [1946 c. 49.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 and the [1947 c. 42.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 to enactments in force immediately before the respective commencements of those Acts shall include references to this section.

This subsection is without prejudice to paragraph (a) of section 17(2) of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 as regards references in an Act to an enactment repealed and re-enacted.