# Water Act 1948 (repealed 1.12.1991), Paragraph 3


Where any such objection as is mentioned in paragraph 7 or paragraph 16 of the First Schedule to the principal Act relates to the compulsory acquisition of land, the Minister may require the objector to state in writing the grounds thereof, and if it is certified by the Minister that the objection relates exclusively to matters that can be dealt with by the tribunal by whom compensation for the compulsory acquisition is to be assessed—
(a) the Minister may disregard the objection for the purposes of the said paragraph 7 or paragraph 16, as the case may be; and
(b) where paragraph 8 or paragraph 17 of the said First Schedule applies to the order, the objection shall be disregarded for the purposes of that paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/22/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-1948-repealed-1121991/schedule/paragraph-3
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