Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946

1946 CHAPTER 49 9 and 10 Geo 6

An Act to amend the law as to the authorisation of the compulsory purchase of land for purposes for which the purchasing authority has power to purchase land compulsorily under existing enactments; to make temporary provision as to the procedure for the compulsory purchase of land as aforesaid in urgent cases; to provide for notifying purchases of war-damaged land to the War Damage Commission; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[18th April 1946]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act except s. 6(1), Sch. 4 repealed (S.) by Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c. 42), s. 8, Sch. 5

C2 Power to extend Act to Northern Ireland conferred by Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954 (c. 32), s. 9(3)

C3 Act extended by Diseases of Animals Act 1950 (c. 36), s. 62(4), Police Act 1964 (c. 48), s. 9(3), Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), s. 76, Sch. 4 para. 93(1) and Civil Aviation Act 1971 (c. 75), s. 18(1), Sch. 5 para. 5(b); applied by Acts listed in Chronological Table of the Statutes

C4 Functions of Minister of Health of confirming certain compulsory purchase orders made under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State; S.I. 1948/340 (Rev. XV, p. 207: 1948 I, p. 1970), 1953/1204 (1953 I, p. 1225), 1959/1768 (1959 I, p. 1793) and 1970/1681)

C5 Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C6 Act except ss. 6(1), 10 and Sch. 4 repealed (E.W.) with saving for s. 3 by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), Sch. 5 para. 7, Sch. 6

Commencement Information

I1 Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.