# Gas Act 1986, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Director, may authorise a gas transporters to purchase compulsorily any land.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above “land” includes any right over land; and the power of the Secretary of State under that sub-paragraph includes power to authorise the acquisition of rights over land by creating new rights as well as acquiring existing ones.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gas-act-1986/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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