# Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Before making the order the Minister shall prepare a draft thereof, describing by reference to a map the land to which the draft order applies, and serve on every owner, lessee or occupier of any of that land (except tenants for a month or any period less than a month) notice that he proposes to make the order; and
Before making the order the Minister shall—
(a) prepare a draft order describing, by reference to a map, the land to which the draft order applies; and
(b) serve on every person—
(i) who is an owner, lessee, tenant (whatever the tenancy period) or occupier of any of that land;
(ii) to whom the Minister would, if proceeding under section 5(1) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, be required to give a notice to treat; or
(iii) who the Minister thinks is likely to be entitled to make a claim for compensation under section 10 of that Act if the order is confirmed and the compulsory purchase takes place, so far as he is known to the Minister after making diligent inquiry,
notice that he proposes to make the order.
(1A) any such notice—
(a) except where it is accompanied by a copy of the draft order, shall state the effect thereof and name a place where a copy may be inspected during reasonable hours, being a place reasonably near to and accessible from the land in question;
(b) except where it is accompanied by a copy of the said map, shall name a place where a copy of that map may be inspected during reasonable hours, being such a place as aforesaid;
(c) shall specify the time (not being less than twenty-one days from the service of the notice) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the order may be made.
(2) Where a notice is required to be served under this paragraph on the owner of any land which is ecclesiastical property, a like notice shall be served on the Church Commissioners Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated.
In this sub-paragraph the expression “ecclesiastical property” means land (not being land in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales or Monmouthshire) belonging to any ecclesiastical benefice of the Church of England, or being or forming part of a church subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop of any diocese of the Church of England or the site of such a church, or being or forming part of a burial ground subject to such jurisdiction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/30/schedule/SECOND/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-powers-defence-act-1958/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-2
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