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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/acquisition-of-land-authorisation-procedure-act-1946/schedule-FOURTH",
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  "legislation_title": "Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946",
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  "heading": "Minor and Consequential Amendments",
  "text": "Enactment amended\nAmendments\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\nThe Metropolitan Police Act, 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 22.)\nIn section two, for the words “purchase and” there shall be substituted the words “purchase by agreement, or if so authorised by the Minister of Health, compulsorily, or”.\nIn section four, subsections (1) to (10) shall cease to have effect ; and in subsection (11), after the word “Act” there shall be inserted the words “and of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act, 1946” ; after the word “shall” where it first occurs there shall be inserted the words “with the necessary modifications,” ; and for the words from “save that the provisions” to “Parliament” there shall be substitued the words “and where an order authorising the compulsory purchase under this Act of any such land has come into operation”.\nThe Military Lands Act, 1892. (55 & 56 Vict. c. 43.)\nIn section one, in subsection (3), for the words “and hold” there shall be substituted the words “by agreement or, if so authorised by the Secretary of State, compulsorily”and at the end there shall be added the words ’’and may hold land on that behalf’’\nSection two shall not apply to compulsory purchases by a local authority.\n...\n...\n...\n...\nThe Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897. (60 & 61 Vict. c. 38.)\nIn section one hundred and forty-five, for the words “the following regulations shall be observed” there shall be substituted the words “The provisions of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act, 1946 shall have effect” and paragraphs (1) to (15) shall cease to have effect.\n...\n...\nThe Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908. (8 Edw. 7. c. 36)\nIn section twenty-five, in subsection (1) at the end there shall be added the words “or may purchase such land compulsorily in accordnace with the provisions of this Act and of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act, 1946, in that behalf”, and subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.\nIn section thirty-nine, in subsection (1), for the words from “subject to” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “be authorised so to do by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries”, in subsection (3) for the words “this section” there shall be substituted the words “the last foregoing section”, and in subsection (4) for the words “under this section” there shall be substituted the words “for the compulsory purchase or hiring of land under this Act”.\nIn section forty-one, in subsection (1), the words from “or which at that date” to the end shall be omitted.\nIn section forty-five, the words from “and the provisions” to the end shall be omitted.\nIn the First Schedule, Part I shall cease to have effect in relation to compulsory purchase.\n...\n...\nThe Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909. (9 Edw. 7. c. 47.)\n...\nSection nineteen shall cease to have effect. In the Schedule, paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 and 7 shall cease to have effect, in paragraph 5 after the word “order” there shall be inserted the words “authorising a compulsory purchase under this Act”, and in paragraph 8 the words from the first “” to “”.\nThe National Insurance Act, 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5. c. 37.)\nIn section forty-one, in subsection (1), for the words from “and the provisions” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “ and may be authorised by the Secretary of State to purchase land compulsorily for the said purpose”.\nThe Mental Deficiency and Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 38.)\n...\nThe Education (Scotland) Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 48)\n...\n...\n...\nThe Land Settlement (Facilities) Act, 1919. (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 59.)\nIn section two, in subsection (1), for the words from the beginning to “entered on land” there shall be substituted the words “Where the council authorised to purchase any land compulsorily under the principal Act have, by virtue of paragraph (3) of the Second Schedule to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act, 1946, entered on the land”, in subsection (3) for the words “under this section” in the first place in which they occur there shall be substituted the words “given in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, or given under the last foregoing subsection,” and the said words in the second place in which they occur shall be omitted. The foregoing amendments shall not affect the application of the said section two in relation to the compulsory hiring of land or to an agreement to hire land.\n...\nSubsections (1) to (3) of section twenty-eight shall not apply to the compulsory purchase of land by a local authority.\nThe Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 ...\n...\nThe Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1926. (16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 52.)\nIn section four, for the words from “a county council” to “such land” there shall be substituted the words “a county council may purchase land (whether situate within or without the county) by agreement or, if so authorised by the Minister, compulsorily, or may take such land on lease by agreement or, if the council are unable to obtain by agreement suitable land for the purpose,” and for the word “acquisition” there shall be substituted the word “hiring”.\nIn section seventeen, subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.\nThe Land Drainage Act, 1930. (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 44.)\nIn section forty-five, in subsection (2), after the word “authorised” there shall be inserted the words “by the Minister”, and the words “by means of” to the end of the subsection shall be omitted, and in subsection (3), the words “or any order made thereunder”, and the words from “or which is vested” to the end of the subsection, shall be omitted.\nThe Fourth Schedule shall cease to have effect.\nThe Town and Country Planning Act, 1932. (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 48.)\n...\nThe Children and Young Persons Act, 1933. (23 Geo. 5. c. 12.)\n...\nThe Local Government Act, 1933. (23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51.)\n...\nthe Air Navigation Act 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 44.)\n...\nThe Public Health Act, 1936. (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 49.)\nIn section three hundred and six, for the words from “to purchase” to the beginning of the proviso there shall be substituted the words “by the Minister to purchase the land compulsorily.”\nThe Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act, 1937. (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 5)\nIn section two, in subsection (1), after the word ”may” there shall be inserted the words ”be authorised by the Secretary of State to ”, and the words from ”by means of” to the end of the subsection shall be omitted; ... and subsection (3) shall cease to have effect.\nThe First Schedule shall cease to have effect.\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\nThe Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1937. (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 6.)\nIn section five, for the words from “purchase land compulsorily” to the end of the section there shall be substituted the words “be authorised by the Secretary of State to purchase land compulsorily for any of the purposes of this Act”.\nIn section thirteen, in subsection (9), after the word “acquire” there shall be inserted the words “by agreement or, if so authorised by the Secretary of State, compulsorily” and the words from “and where they” to the end of the subsection shall be omitted.\nThe Fire Brigades Act 1938(1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 72)\n...\nThe Civil Defence Act, 1939. (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 31.)\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\nThe Housing (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1944. (7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 33.)\n...\nThe Housing (Scotland) Act, 1944. (7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 39.)\n...\n...\nThe Water Act 1945. (8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 42.)\nIn relation to local authorities, the Act shall be amended as follows: In section twenty-four, in subsection (4), the words “by means of a compulsory purchase order made by them and confirmed”, and subsections (5) to (9) shall cease to have effect. The Second Schedule shall cease to have effect.\nIn the Third Schedule, in section 7, in subsection (1), the words “by means of a compulsory purchase order made by the undertakers and confirmed” shall cease to have effect; for the reference to the Second Schedule there shall be substituted a reference to this Act, and the words “order made” shall cease to have effect.\n...\n...\nThe Water (Scotland) Act, 1946. (9 & 10 Geo 6. c. 42.)\n...\n...\n...",
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      "text": "Sch. 4: entry repealed (E.W.S.) (26.4.2005) by The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1082), Sch. 5 para. 5, Sch. 6 (with reg. 3)"
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      "text": "Sch. 4: entry omitted (N.I.) (1.12.2006) by virtue of The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/425), reg. 1, Sch. 6 para. 6, Sch. 7 Pt. 1 (with reg. 26)"
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Sch. 4: entries repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIII Group 1"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 (c.55), ss. 193, 315 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX: and expressed to be repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X Group 2"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1903 (c.33) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entries relating to the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act 1909 repealed by Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1983 (c. 29, SIF 99:1), Sch. 3"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Mental Deficiency and Lunancy (Scotland) Act 1913 (c.38), s. 68(2)(3) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Education (Scotland) Act 1918 (c.48) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words repealed by Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 c. 56, s. 39(4), Sch. 8 Pt. 1"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 repealed by Energy Act 1983 (c. 25, SIF 44:1), Sch. 4 and by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(4), Sch. 18"
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      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Town and Country Planning Act 1932 (c.48) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Children and Young Persons Act 1933 repealed by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c.67, SIF 28:1), Sch. 6 Pt. II"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Local Government Act 1933 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c.70, SIF 81:1), s. 272(1), Sch. 30"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Air Navigation Act 1936 (c.44) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Public Health Act 1936 (c.49) repealed (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c.15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
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      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Fire Brigades Act 1938 (c.72) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Civil Defence Act 1939 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 (c.16), Sch. 1 Pt. V"
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      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I, Sch. 39 (with s. 1(4))"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entries relating to Housing (Temporary Provisions) Act 1944 (c.33) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Housing (Scotland) Act 1944 (c.39) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Water Act 1945 (c.42, SIF 130), repealed (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c.15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141, 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
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      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Sch. 4: entry relating to Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945 (c.43) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX: and entry expressed to be repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Part XIII Group 1."
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      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Water (Scotland) Act 1946 repealed by Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.45, SIF 130), s. 112(2), Sch. 11"
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      "text": "The text of Sch. 4 (in part) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991."
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