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ACQUISITION OF LAND, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 17th March 2026
Laid before Parliament 18th March 2026
Coming into force 11th April 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(2) and 13BA(4), (5) and (7) of, and paragraph 4AA(4) and (5) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981f1.
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1981 c. 67. The function of the Secretary of State under section 7(2) to prescribe by regulations was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales so far as it is exercisable in relation to such orders as fall to be made or confirmed by the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). This function was subsequently transferred from the National Assembly to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). See the definition of “prescribed” in section 7(1). Section 13BA was inserted by section 183 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55). Paragraph 4AA of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 184 and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 19 to that Act.