# Acquisition of Land Act 1981, Section 2: Procedure for authorisation.

Extent: E+W

(1) The authorisation of a compulsory purchase shall be conferred by an order (in this Act called a “compulsory purchase order”).
(2) A compulsory purchase order authorising a compulsory purchase by an authority other than a Minister is to be—
(a) made by that authority,
(b) submitted to the confirming authority, and
(c) confirmed in accordance with Part 2 of this Act.
(3) A compulsory purchase order authorising a compulsory purchase by a Minister shall be made by the Minister in accordance with Schedule 1 to this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/67/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/acquisition-of-land-act-1981/section-2
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