Food Act 1984

Acquisition of land, and order to permit works E+W

110 Compulsory purchase of land. E+W

A local authority may be authorised by the responsible Minister to purchase land compulsorily for the purposes of this Act, except for the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 50(1), and in relation to the compulsory purchase of land under this section—

(a) the M1 Aquisition of Land Act 1981 applies; and

(b) “land” includes any interest in land and any easement or right in, to or over land.

In this section “the responsible Minister”, in relation to the purposes of section 70, means the Minister, and in relation to the other purposes of this Act means the Secretary of State.

Marginal Citations

M1 1981 c. 67.

[F1 111 Order to occupier to permit works. E+W

If, on a complaint made by the owner of any premises, it appears to a magistrates’ court that the occupier or those premises prevents the owner from executing any work which he is by or under this Act required to execute, the court may order the occupier to permit the execution of the work.

In this section—

• “owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rackrent of the premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or would so receive it if those premises were let at a rackrent;

• “premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure;

• “rackrent” means a rent which is not less than two thirds of the rent at which the property might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free from all usual tenant’s rates and taxes, and deducting fom it the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance and other expenses (if any) necessary to maintain the property in a state to command such a rent.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 111–120 repealed (E.W.) by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 54, 59(4), Sch. 5