(1)[F1The Secretary of State may purchase by agreement or]compulsorily, any land required for the alteration, enlargement or rebuilding of a prison or for establishing a new prison or for any other purpose connected with the management of a prison (including the provision of accommodation for officers or servants employed in a prison).
[F2(2)The [F3M1Acquisition of Land Act 1981] shall apply to the compulsory purchase of land by the Secretary of State under this section . . . F4.]
(3)In relation to the purchase of land by agreement under this section, [F5the provisions of Part I of the M2Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (so far as applicable) other than sections 4 to 8, section 10, and section 31, shall apply].
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by S.I. 1963/597, Sch. 1
F2S. 36(2) substituted by S.I. 1963/597, Sch. 1
F3Words substituted by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), Sch. 4 para. 1 Table
F4Words repealed by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), Sch. 6 Pt. I
F5Words substituted by Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56), Sch. 6
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 36 amended (retrospectively) by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 167, Sch. 8 para. 16
C2S. 36 amended by Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), s. 60
C3S. 36(1): certain functions made exercisable by the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State (20.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/1160, art. 4(1)(2)(c)
Marginal Citations