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Acquisition of Land Act 1981

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Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69)

11(1)The Opencast Coal Act 1958 shall be amended as follows.

(2)Before subsection (5) of section 4 insert—

(4A)Parts II, III and IV of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall apply to compulsory rights orders, subject to section 29 of that Act.

(3)In section 4(7) after " Lands Clauses Acts" insert " and the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 ".

(4)Before subsection (5) of section 16 insert—

(4A)In relation to the compulsory purchase of a right by virtue of this section—

(a)the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall apply, and

(b)that Act and the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 shall have effect as if references (whatever the terms used) to the land comprised in the compulsory purchase order were construed, where the context so requires, as references to the land on which the works or pipes are to be placed, and references to the obtaining or taking possession of the first mentioned land were construed as references to the exercise of the right.

(5)In Schedule 1—

(a)in paragraph 9 for "paragraphs 15 and 16 of the First Schedule to the Acquisition of Land Act" substitute " Part IV of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 and paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Acquisition of Land Act ",

(b)in paragraph 10 for " paragraph 15 of the First Schedule to the Acquisition of Land Act" substitute " section 23(4)(b) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 and paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Acquisition of Land Act ",

(c)in paragraph 11 omit the words " and to the Acquisition Land Act " , the words " and to the Scottish Acquisition of Land Act", and the words from " and paragraph 15 ” to the end.

(6)In paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 9 for "First Schedule to the Acquisition of Land Act or " substitute " Acquisition of Land Act 1981 or of Schedule 1 to ".

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