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Acquisition Of Land, England And Wales
Made 9th January 2017
Coming into force 3rd February 2017
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(2) and 15(4)(e) and (f) and (5) of, and paragraph 6(4)(e) and (f) and (5) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981f1, makes the following Regulations:
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1981 c. 67; section 15(5) and paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 1 were inserted by sections 100(1) and (7) and 101(1) and (5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5). Section 15(4)(e) and (f) of, and paragraph 6(4)(e) and (f) of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 were inserted by paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (2), and 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22). Some, but not all, of the functions of the Secretary of State in authorising the compulsory purchase of land in Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). These functions were subsequently transferred from the National Assembly for Wales to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).