Acquisition of Land Act 1981

17 Local authority and statutory undertakers' land

(1) This section applies to land which—

(a) is the property of a local authority, or

(b) has been acquired by statutory undertakers, who are not a local authority, for the purposes of their undertaking.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, a compulsory purchase order shall, in so far as it authorises the compulsory purchase of land to which this section applies, be subject to special parliamentary procedure in any case where an objection to the order has been made by the local authority, or as the case may be the statutory undertakers, and has not been withdrawn.

(3) Subsection (2) above shall not apply to the compulsory acquisition of an interest in land where the person acquiring the interest is a local authority (as defined in subsection (4) below), the Land Authority for Wales, the Peak Park Joint or Lake District Special Planning Board, any statutory undertakers or a Minister.

(4) In subsection (3) above—

• " local authority " means—

  (a)

  in relation to England, the council of a county or district, the council of a London borough, the Common Council of the City of London and the Greater London Council.

  (b)

  in relation to Wales, the council of a county or district, and this definition applies to the Isles of Scilly as if the Council of those Isles were the council of a county ;

• " statutory undertakers " includes—

  (a)

  the National Coal Board, and

  (b)

  any other authority, body or undertakers specified in an order made by the Secretary of State under this paragraph,

(5) An order under paragraph (b) of the definition of " statutory undertakers " in subsection (4) above shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.