16 Amendment of section 41 of principal Act.U.K.
(1)An order under the principal Act may, notwithstanding anything in section forty-one thereof, authorise the compulsory acquisition—
(a)of any land which at the date of the order forms part of any park or of any home farm attached to and usually occupied with a mansion house, if the land is not required for the amenity or convenience of the mansion house; or
(b)of a holding of fifty acres or less in extent of any part of such a holding.
(2)Where it is proposed to acquire any land forming part of a park or any such home farm, or, except where required for purposes of allotments, a holding of fifty acres or less in extent or of an annual value not exceeding [F1one hundred] pounds for the purposes of income tax, or any part of such a holding, the order authorising the acquisition of the land shall not be valid unless confirmed or made by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.
(3)A holding to which the preceding subsection applies shall not in whole or in part be compulsorily acquired under the principal Act by . . . . . . F2 a council where it is shown to the satisfaction of . . . . . . F2 the council . . . . . . F2 that the holding is the principal means of livelihood of the occupier thereof, except where the occupier is a tenant and consents to the acquisition.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1926 (c. 52), Sch. 1
F2Words repealed by Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1926 (c. 52), Sch. 2