UK Act of Parliament
1981
United Kingdom
Acquisition of Land Act 1981
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Schedules
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(1) The Minister shall— (a) in two successive weeks publish...
(1) The Minister shall serve on every qualifying person a...
(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the...
(1) The Minister may make a compulsory purchase order with...
(1) This paragraph applies to the making of a compulsory...
(1) The Minister may make a compulsory purchase order conditionally....
(1) The Minister may make an order (with or without...
The order, as made by the Minister, shall not, unless...
(1) After the order has been made, the Minister must—...
(1) A compulsory purchase order may, as respects all or...
(1) The acquiring authority shall not be entitled to any...
(1) If the owner of any underlying mines or minerals...
(1) If before the expiration of 30 days from the...
(1) If underlying mines in which any protected minerals are...
(1) If underlying mines extend on both sides of the...
(1) Where works carried out under paragraph 5 above cause...
(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether underlying mines have...
(1) If it appears that mines have been worked contrary...
Section 21A(1)(c) and (2)(c) of the Welsh Development Agency Act...
In the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006—
Enactment authorising acquisitions for educational purposes
Section 142 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act...
Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 (acquisition by local...
Section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
Section 333ZA of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (acquisition...
Section 9 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (acquisition...
Section 207 of the Localism Act 2011 (acquisition by mayoral...
Enactments authorising acquisitions for purposes of the NHS
Paragraph 27 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service...
Enactments authorising acquisitions for purposes including housing
In this Schedule “right” means a right to which section...
(1) This Act shall have effect with the modifications necessary...
(1) This paragraph applies where the land over which a...
(1) This paragraph applies to land which—
(1) This paragraph applies to land belonging to the National...
(1) In so far as a compulsory purchase order authorises...
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In the case of land falling within more than one...
As soon as may be after the giving of a...
In the enactment specified in the Table below for “Acquisition...
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(1) The Opencast Coal Act 1958 shall be amended as...
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In section 9(2) of the Police Act 1964 for the...
(1) The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 shall be amended as...
(1) The Agriculture Act of 1967 shall be amended as...
(1) Schedule 4 to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 shall...
(1) In the Countryside Act 1968 paragraph 3 of Schedule...
(1) Section 10 of the Transport Act 1968 shall be...
In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Courts Act...
(1) In section 2(1) of the Land Settlement Facilities Act...
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In Schedule 2 to the Gas Act 1972 for paragraph...
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For subsection (5) of section 13 of the Local Government...
(1) The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 shall be...
For section 87(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977...
In Schedule 5 to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas...
(1) The Agriculture Act 1947 shall be amended as follows....
(1) The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 shall...
(1) The Highways Act 1980 shall be amended as follows....
At the end of section 55(2) of the Animal Health...
In section 72(2) of the New Towns Act 1981 for...
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(1) In section 14(2) of the Coast Protection Act 1949...
In section 103 of the National Parks and Access to...
For section 50 of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act...
(1) This paragraph is without prejudice to section 17(2)(a) of...
Any reference, whether express or implied, in any enactment, instrument...
Where a period of time specified in any enactment repealed...
(1) Any reference in this Act (whether express or implied)...
Section 1(1)(a) of this Act includes in particular a compulsory...
Section 17(3) and paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 3 above—
The repeal by this Act of section 3 of the...
Browse 49 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Application of Act.
Procedure for authorisation.
Tunnels
Minerals.
Assessment of compensation.
Local inquiries.
Power to require information
Offences relating to information
Service of documents.
Interpretation.
Statutory undertakers.
Land held inalienably.
Preliminary.
Public notices
Notices to owners, lessees , occupiers and others.
Final day for making objections
Confirmation of order: no objections
Confirmation of order: remaining objections
Written representations procedure: supplementary
Conditional confirmation
Confirmation in stages
Power to extend time limit for implementation
Land not originally included in order.
Confirmation by acquiring authority
Timetables for confirmation of CPOs except by Welsh Ministers
Timetables for confirmation of CPOs by Welsh Ministers
Power to appoint inspector
Notices after confirmation of order
Directions applying section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961
Statutory undertakers’ land excluded from compulsory purchase.
Local authority and statutory undertakers’ land.
National Trust land.
Commons, open spaces etc.
Ancient monuments.
Land within more than one provision in Part III.
Notice of giving of certificate.
Grounds for application to High Court.
Powers of the court.
Restriction on other court proceedings.
Date of operation.
Exclusion of orders confirmed by Act of Parliament.
Acquisition of rights over land by the creation of new rights.
Compulsory rights orders under Opencast Coal Act 1958.
Acquisition of rights in connection with underground storage of gas.
Acquisition under certain Acts of statutory undertakers’ land without a certificate.
Power to extinguish certain public rights of way.
Land acquired before commencement of this Act.
Consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals.
Short title, commencement and extent.
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
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