Acquisition of land by the [F1responsible department] N.I.
12.—(1) The [F1responsible department] may acquire by agreement or compulsorily land which –
(a)is adjacent to a relevant site and is required by the [F1responsible department] 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 [F1responsible department] 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.
F1Words in arts. 10-13 substituted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(3), Sch. 6 para. 5 (with art. 9(2))