Acquisition of Land Act 1981

31 Acquisition under certain Acts of statutory undertakers' land without a certificate

(1) This section applies to a compulsory purchase order under—

(a) the [1971 c. 78.] Town and Country Planning Act 1971,

(b) section 104 of the [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (acquisition by Land Authority for Wales), or

(c) section 142 or 143 of the said Act of 1980 (acquisition by urban development corporation),

being a compulsory purchase order authorising the acquisition of land which has been acquired by statutory undertakers for the purposes of their undertaking.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16 of, or paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, this Act a compulsory purchase order to which this section applies may be confirmed or made without the appropriate Minister's certificate mentioned in those provisions.

(3) Except where the appropriate Minister's certificate is given, a compulsory purchase order to which this section applies shall be of no effect unless it is confirmed or made by the appropriate Minister jointly with the Minister or Ministers who would apart from this subsection have power to make or confirm it.

(4) Where in accordance with this section a compulsory acquisition is effected under a compulsory purchase order confirmed or made without the appropriate Minister's certificate sections 238 to 240 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (measure of compensation) shall apply in accordance with section 238U)(c) of that Act.