Acquisition of Land Act 1981 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Acquisition of Land Act 1981

This Part sets out how compulsory purchase orders are made, publicised, confirmed, served, and challenged, and it creates offences for non-compliance with certain notices.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
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Language
en
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compulsory purchase orders electronic service judicial challenge land acquisition land acquisition procedures notices property acquisition public authority procedure public inquiries public notices rights over land special parliamentary procedure

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This Part sets out how compulsory purchase orders are made, publicised, confirmed, served, and challenged, and it creates offences for non-compliance with certain notices. This provision sets special procedures for certain compulsory purchase orders, including extra notice, objection, certificate, and challenge rules. This Schedule sets special rules for compulsory purchase of rights over land, including extra procedure requirements and certificate/public notice steps. This provision is mainly a legislative history note showing that many entries, paragraphs, words, and parts of the Act were later repealed, substituted, inserted, omitted, or applied by other Acts and statutory instruments. This provision is a history note listing later amendments, insertions, repeals, and modifications affecting the Act and its schedules.