Compulsory acquisition
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4(1)Section 228 of the principal Act (compulsory acquisition of land by the Secretary of State) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection—
“(1A)But subsection (1) does not permit the acquisition of any interest in Crown land unless—
(a)it is an interest which is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown, and
(b)the appropriate authority consents to the acquisition.”
(3)After subsection (7) there is inserted the following subsection—
“(8)Crown land must be construed in accordance with Part 13.”