2Power to authorise recognised companies to purchase land compulsorily.
(1)A recognised company may be authorised by means of a compulsory purchase order made by the company and confirmed by the Minister of Health (hereinafter referred to as "the Minister") to purchase land compulsorily for the purposes of their functions in connection with the construction, maintenance and management of camps and also any land reasonably necessary for the preservation of the amenities of any land acquired or proposed to be acquired for such purposes.
(2)The provisions of sections one hundred and sixty-one, one hundred and sixty-two, one hundred and seventy-four and one hundred and seventy-five of the [22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 51.] Local Government Act, 1933, and of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section one hundred and seventy-nine of that Act shall, subject to the provisions of the next succeeding subsection, apply with respect to any order made under this section as if the recognised company were a local authority and the provisions of subsections (2), (3), (4), (5) and (8) of section two hundred and ninety of the said Act shall apply to any inquiry which the Minister may cause to be held with respect to any such order:
Provided that, in the case of any compulsory purchase order submitted to the Minister under this section within two years after the passing of this Act, the Minister shall not be bound to cause a local inquiry to be held before confirming the order, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of the said section one hundred and sixty-one.
(3)In its application to a recognised company who make under this section a compulsory purchase order, subsection (3) of section one hundred and sixty-one of the Local Government Act, 1933, shall have effect as if it provided that the notice required by paragraph (a) of that subsection to be published in a local newspaper shall also be served on the council of every county and of every borough, or urban or rural district, in which any land comprised in the order is situate.
(4)Where a recognised company are authorised by an order confirmed under this section to purchase land compulsorily, then, at any time after notice to treat has been served, the company may, after giving to the owner and to the occupier of the land not less than fourteen days' notice, enter on and take possession of the land or such part thereof as is specified in the notice, without previous consent or compliance with sections eighty-four to ninety of the [8 & 9 Vict. c. 18.] Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, but subject to the payment of the like compensation for the land of which possession is taken, and interest on the compensation awarded, as would have been payable if those provisions had been complied with.
(5)The provisions of the [9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 57.] Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919, shall apply in relation to the compulsory purchase of any land authorised under this section in like manner as if a recognised company were a public authority.