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(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, in these provisions “the appropriate authority ”, in relation to any land, means the government department, local authority or other body by whom, in accordance with the circumstances by virtue of which the land falls within any of the specified descriptions, the land is liable to be acquired or is indicated as being proposed to be acquired.
(2)If any question arises—
(a)whether the appropriate authority in relation to any land for the purposes of these provisions is the Minister of Transport or a local highway authority, or
(b)which of two or more local highway authorities is the appropriate authority in relation to any land for those purposes,
that question shall be referred to the Minister of Transport, whose decision shall be final.
(3)Subject to the last preceding subsection, if any question arises as to which of two or more local authorities is the appropriate authority in relation to any land for the purposes of these provisions, that question shall be referred to the Minister, whose decision shall be final.
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