Provision, maintenance and closing of prisons
36 Acquisition of land for prisons.
(1)
F1The Secretary of State may purchase by agreement orcompulsorily, any land required for the alteration, enlargement or rebuilding of a prison or for establishing a new prison or for any other purpose connected with the management of a prison (including the provision of accommodation for officers or servants employed in a prison).
F2(2)
(3)
In relation to the purchase of land by agreement under this section, F5the provisions of Part I of the M2Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (so far as applicable) other than sections 4 to 8, section 10, and section 31, shall apply.