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PART IIIREGENERATION OF SITES

Functions of the Office in relation to relevant sites

Acquisition of land by the Office

12.—(1) The Office may acquire by agreement or compulsorily land which –

(a)is adjacent to a relevant site and is required by the Office for purposes connected with the discharge of its functions in relation to the site; or

(b)is required to provide or improve access to a relevant site.

(2) Parts I and III of Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to –

(a)the compulsory acquisition of land under paragraph (1); and

(b)powers of entry in connection with the acquisition of land under that paragraph.

(3) Where land is acquired by the Office under paragraph (1) in connection with a relevant site, that land shall for the purposes of this Part be taken to form part of the relevant site.