New Towns Act 1981

4 (1) If the acquiring authority have, in respect of any of the land, served notice to treat on every owner of that land, they may at any time afterwards serve a notice—

(a) on every occupier of any of that land, and

(b) on every person (other than such an occupier) who, having been served with a notice to treat in respect of that land, has requested the acquiring authority in writing to serve him with any notice under this sub-paragraph and has given them an address for its service,

describing the land to which the notice relates and stating their intention to enter on and take possession of it at the expiry of such period (not being less than 14 days) as may be specified in the notice.

(2) The acquiring authority may enter on and take possession of the land to which such notice or notices relate—

(a) at the expiry of the period specified in the notice, or

(b) where two or more such notices are required, and the periods specified in the several notices do not expire at the same time, at the expiry of the last of those periods, or

(c) at any time after those expiries,

without previous consent or compliance with section 11 of the [1965 c. 56.] Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 but subject to payment of the like compensation for the land of which possession is taken, and interest on the compensation agreed or awarded, as they would have been required to pay if those provisions had been complied with.

(3) The provisions of this paragraph have effect instead of section 11(1) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965.