Conwy Tunnel (Supplementary Powers) Act 1983

PART II Land Other Than Section 2 Land

Objections to compulsory purchase order

3 Where proceedings required by Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 to be taken in respect of a compulsory purchase order proposed to be made in pursuance of section 3 of this Act are so taken, the Secretary of State may disregard for the purposes of that Schedule any objection to the draft compulsory purchase order which in his opinion amounts in substance to an objection to the Scheme.

Compulsory acquisition of rights

4 (1) In relation to the compulsory acquisition of a right by virtue of section 3(2) of this Act, the following provisions of the 1980 Act shall apply—

(a) as if references to such a compulsory acquisition were included in references to the compulsory acquisition of a right by virtue of section 250 of that Act; and

(b) as if a compulsory purchase order providing for such a compulsory acquisition were made in the exercise of highway land acquisition powers.

(2) The provisions mentioned above are—

(a) section 250(4) and (5) and Part II of Schedule 19 (adaptations of [1965 c. 56.] Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and the enactments relating to compensation for compulsory purchase);

(b) section 251 (rights acquired to be binding on successive owners of the land); and

(c) sections 252 and 261(2) (power of landowners affected by rights acquisition to compel acquisition of whole interest).

Commons etc.

5 Where the Secretary of State is authorised under section 3 of this Act to acquire compulsorily land forming part of a common, open space or fuel or field garden allotment (within the meanings of paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the [1981 c. 67.] Acquisition of Land Act 1981), or rights over such land, he may be authorised under section 3 of this Act to acquire compulsorily land for giving in exchange for the land or rights acquired.