128Local authority and statutory undertakers' land: general
(1)This section applies to land which—
(a)is the property of a local authority, or
(b)has been acquired by statutory undertakers (other than a local authority) for the purposes of their undertaking.
(2)An order granting development consent is subject to special parliamentary procedure, to the extent that the order authorises the compulsory acquisition of land to which this section applies, if the condition in subsection (3) is met.
(3)The condition is that—
(a)a representation has been made by the local authority or (as the case may be) the statutory undertakers about the application for the order granting development consent before the completion of the examination of the application, and
(b)the representation has not been withdrawn.
(4)Subsection (2) is subject to section 129.
(5)In this section—
“local authority” has the meaning given by section 7(1) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981;
“statutory undertakers” has the meaning given by section 8 of that Act and also includes the undertakers—
(a)which are deemed to be statutory undertakers for the purposes of that Act, by virtue of another enactment;
(b)which are statutory undertakers for the purposes of section 16(1) and (2) of that Act (see section 16(3) of that Act).
(6)In the application of this section to a statutory undertaker which is a health service body (as defined in section 60(7) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990), the reference to land acquired by statutory undertakers is to be construed as a reference to land acquired by the Secretary of State for use or occupation by the body.