Acquisition of Land Act 1981

3 (1) The Agriculture Act 1947 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 86(4)(b) for the words from " paragraph 3" to " that paragraph" substitute " section 12 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981. "

(3) In section 92(2) for " section one of the Act of 1946 " substitute " Acquisition of Land Act 1981 ".

(4) For paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 92(2) substitute the following paragraphs—

“(a) where the certificate relates to land falling within Part III of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 the certificate shall be embodied in an order of the Minister, and the said Part III shall apply accordingly ;

(b) Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and sections 3 and 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the said Act of 1981 shall have effect in relation to the purchase, and anything which under those provisions may be provided by a compulsory purchase order may be provided by the said certificate;

(c) in the application of Part IV of the said Act of 1981 to the certificate, for references to first publication of notice of the making of an order there shall be substituted references to the service of notice of the giving of the certificate, and the relevant requirements mentioned in section 23(3) of the said Act of 1981 shall include the requirements of this Act as to the proceedings to be taken before the giving of the certificate”.