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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND

Compulsory acquisition: procedure, etc.

2.  Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9) applies for the purposes of the acquisition of land by means of a vesting order made under paragraph 1 in the same manner as it applies to the acquisition of land by means of a vesting order made under that Act, subject to the following modifications—

(a)for any reference to the Department or the council substitute a reference to the Department;

(b)for any reference to that Act substitute a reference to this Act;

(c)omit paragraph 1;

(d)in paragraph 2—

(i)for the words from the beginning to “directs” substitute “Where the Department proposes to acquire land compulsorily, it shall give notice of its intention to do so, and that notice”;

(ii)omit the words “in such form and manner as the Ministry directs” ;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (c) for the words “as may be prescribed” substitute “as the Department considers fit”;

(e)in paragraph 3(1)(b) after the word “held” insert “by the planning appeals commission or by any other person”;

(f)in paragraph 4 omit the words from “and may provide” onwards;

(g)in paragraph 5—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) omit the words “in the prescribed form and manner”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(d) omit the words “in the prescribed form”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (2) for the words “as may be prescribed” substitute “as the Department thinks fit”;

(h)in paragraph 6(2) for the words from “fund out of which the expenses of the council in acquiring the land are to be defrayed” substitute “Consolidated Fund” and for the words “out of the compensation fund” substitute “made by the Department”;

(i)in paragraph 11(3) omit the words “in the prescribed form”;

(j)in paragraph 12—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1) omit the words “such” and “as may be prescribed”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (2) for the words from “clerk” to “directs” substitute “Department as correct, and publish”;

(k)in paragraph 14(1) omit the words “in the prescribed form”;

(l)in paragraph 15(1) for the words “in the prescribed form” substitute “in such form as may be approved by the Department”;

(m)omit paragraphs 19 and 20(2).