SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Procedure for Authorising Compulsory Acquisition of Statutory Undertakers’ Operational Land

Part II

Acquisitions by Secretary of State

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Where the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister propose to make such an order they shall prepare a draft of it, and then shall as soon as may be serve on every owner, lessee and occupier of any land to which the draft relates a notice in such form as they may determine—

a

describing the land;

b

stating that the making of the order is proposed;

c

naming a place where a copy of the draft and of the map referred to in the draft may be seen at any reasonable hour; and

d

specifying the time (not being less than 28 days from the service of the notice) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the proposal may be made.