Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998

6 Acquisition and disposal of land by Police Authority

(1) For the purposes of its functions, the Police Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, acquire, hold and dispose of land.

(2) The consent of the Secretary of State under subsection (1) may be given—

(a) either generally or in particular cases or descriptions of case; and

(b) subject to conditions specified therein.

(3) The power of the Police Authority to acquire land includes power to acquire it compulsorily in accordance with subsections (4) and (5).

(4) Where the Police Authority proposes to acquire any land compulsorily it may apply to the Secretary of State for an order (“a vesting order”) vesting that land in the Authority and the Secretary of State may make such an order.

(5) Schedule 6 to the [1972 c. 9 (N.I.).] Local Government Act Northern Ireland) 1972 shall apply for the purposes of the acquisition of land by means of a vesting order made under this section in the same manner as it applies to the acquisition of land by means of a vesting order made under that Act subject to the following modifications—

(a) for any reference to the council there shall be substituted a reference to the Police Authority;

(b) for any reference to the Ministry concerned there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State;

(c) for any reference to that Act there shall be substituted a reference to this Act;

(d) in paragraph 6(2) for the words from “the fund” to the end there shall be substituted the words “funds of the Police Authority (in this Schedule referred to as “the compensation fund”), and shall be discharged by payments made by the Police Authority”; and

(e) in paragraph 12(2) for “the clerk of the council” there shall be substituted “such person as may be designated for the purposes of this Schedule by the Police Authority”.