# Acquisition of Land Act 1981, Section 10: Preliminary.


(1) This Part of this Act has effect except where a Minister is the acquiring authority.
(2) The compulsory purchase order shall be in the prescribed form and shall describe by reference to a map the land to which it applies.
(3) Before submitting the order to the confirming authority the acquiring authority shall comply with sections 11 and 12 below.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/67/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/acquisition-of-land-act-1981/section-10
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.