# The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012, Paragraph 7: Transport Act 1962


After subsection (2) of section 15 (compulsory purchase of land), insert—
“(2A) The Minister may authorise Canal & River Trust to purchase compulsorily any land in England or Wales which it requires for the purposes of any of its functions under an enactment and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall apply as if Canal & River Trust were a local authority within the meaning of that Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111521045/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-british-waterways-board-transfer-of-functions-order-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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