SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)

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(1)

The Agriculture Act of 1967 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In section 50(7) for “Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946” substitute “ Part IV of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 ”.

(3)

In Schedule 5 before paragraph 7 insert—

“6A

(1)

Part IV of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall with the necessary modifications (and in particular with the substitution for references to that Act of references to this Act) apply in relation to an order made under this Schedule as the said Part IV applies in relation to compulsory purchase orders.

(2)

Section 6 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall apply in relation to notices required or authorised to be served by the appropriate Minister under this Schedule with the appropriate modifications, and in particular with the substitution of the appropriate Minister for the Minister mentioned in the said section 6(4).

(3)

Subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 shall apply to a public local inquiry held in pursuance of this Schedule as if the Minister there mentioned were the appropriate Minister”.