Act (except ss. 8(4), 32(6)): transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act extended (26.3.2001) by 2000 c. 26, s. 95, Sch. 5, Pt. II para. 4(1); S.I. 2000/2957, art. 2(3), Sch. 3

Act applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 155(4), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para. 6)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 154(4), 225(2) (with saving in s. 182 and with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)

Act applied (1.12.1991) by Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59, SIF 73:1), ss. 62(3), 76(2)(with ss. 67(3)(5)(8), 72(6), 74(3)(4)) Act applied (with modifications) (6. 5. 1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 40(6); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch.1

Act applied (with modifications) (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, ss. 162(4), 169, Sch. 20 Pt. I; S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3.

Act applied (with modifications) (1.1.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 42(6) (with s. 155(11)); S.I. 1993/3106, art. 4, Sch.

Act applied (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 35, ss. 3, 4, 308(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(2); S.I. 1994/507, art. 4, Sch. 2

Act applied (E.W.) (with modifications) (30.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2716, art. 98(3)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(11)(d); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

Act applied (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 20, 21, Sch. 2 para. 3(2)

Act applied (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 20, 21, 583(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(2) (with s. 1(4)) (which Sch. 2 is prospectively repealed by 1998 c. 31, ss. 140(1)(3), 145(2)-(5) Sch. 30 para. 185, Sch. 31)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 205(6), 583(2) (with s. 1(4)) (which s. 205 is prospectively repealed by 1998 c. 31, ss. 145(4)(5), 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 70, Sch. 31)

Act applied (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 5(4)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.10.1998) by Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 c. 70, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 1(1) (as inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 127, Sch. 13 para. 3 (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

Act applied (with modifications) (25.11.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, ss. 20(4)(5), 43, Sch. 5 Pt. I; S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2; S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2(c)

Act applied (E.) (4.1.2000) and (W.) (prosp.) by 1977 c. 49, Sch. 5A para. 19(2) (as inserted (E.) (4.1.2000) and (W.) (prosp.) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 2(2), 67(1), Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/2342, art. 2(3)(a), Sch. 2)

Act applied (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 156(8), Sch. 11 para. 19(1)(2) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(c), Sch. Pt. 3

Act applied (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 21, s. 131, Sch. 8 para. 3(6)

Act: applied (with modifications) (E.) (2.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1368, art. 8

Act applied (with modifications) by Housing Act 1985 (c. 68, SIF 61), s. 578, by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 190(6), 201(6), by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), ss. 77(4), 78(1), Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 1, by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), ss. 10(1)(2), 112(3), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 5, Sch. 17 para. 35(1) and by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 26(2)(3)

Act applied by Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69, SIF 61), s. 88(3)(a), by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 59(1)(a), by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 9(3), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 4, by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), ss. 2(6), 23(2), 27(2), Sch. 3 para. 44(4), by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 151(4) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58), by Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 226(7), 228(7), 254(2) and by Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c.9, SIF 123:1), ss. 47(2), 61(2)

Act extended by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 58, Sch. 2 para. 1(1), by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xlii), Sch. 8 para. 33 and by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xxvii) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

Act modified by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2 (10)(d), by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 25 para. 1(10)(ix) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58) and by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 3(2)(h), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1)

Act amended by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 25 para. 1(11)(v) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58) and by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 2(2)(9)(g), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1) and extended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(xxxi); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

Act wholly in force at 30.1.1982, see s. 35(2)

Power to modify Act conferred (1.12.1991) by Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59, SIF 73:1), ss. 62(5)(b), 76(2) (with ss. 67(3)(5)(8))

Act applied (26.7.2002) by Education Act 1996 (c. 56), Sch. 35A para. 3(6) (as inserted (26.7.2002) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 65, Sch. 7 Pt. 1 {para. 1} (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2002, art. 2)

Act applied (coming into force in accordance with s. 208(4) of the amending Act) by National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42), Sch. 3 para. 27 (with s. 19(3))

Act applied (coming into force in accordance with s. 208(4) of the amending Act) by National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42), Sch. 2 para. 20(2) (with s. 19(3))

Act applied (with modifications) (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(4) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3)); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)

Act applied by 2010 c. 32, Sch. 1 para. 5(6) (as substituted (1.2.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 14 para. 1; S.I. 2012/84, art. 3 (with art. 5))

Act applied (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 45(3)

Act applied (with modifications) (16.5.2008) by The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1261), arts. 30, 33 (with arts. 41(1), 45, 54(2), 55, 56, 57, 58(6))

Act applied (1.3.2007) by National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41), s. 211(5)

Act applied by 1994 c. 21, s. 4C(4) (as inserted (1.4.2004) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 85(1), 105(3); S.I. 2004/641, art. 3(w) (with Sch. 3 para. 7))

Act applied by 2004 c. 21, s. 4D(16) (as inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38)

Act applied (1.4.2004) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), s. 199(1)(4), Sch. 4 para. 46; S.I. 2004/759, art. 2

Act applied (with modifications) (3.8.2005) by The Greater Manchester (Leigh Busway) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1918), art. 22

Act applied (23.2.2017) by High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 (c. 7), s. 49(3)

Act applied (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), reg. 34(5) (with reg. 125)

Act applied (with modifications) (8.12.2017) by The Network Rail (Closure of Abbots Ripton Level Crossing) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1074), art. 8(3)(4)

Act applied (1.3.2007) by National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41), Sch. 4 para. 27(2)(3)

Act applied (coming into force in accordance with s. 208(4) of the amending Act) by National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42), s. 159(5) (with s. 19(3))

Act applied (1.3.2007) by National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41), Sch. 3 para. 22(2)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 2 para. 1; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(d) (with arts. 6-13)

Act applied (1.10.2014) by Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6), ss. 56(9), 64(2) (with Sch. 5 para. 7); S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(1)(e)

Act applied (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), s. 7(6)

Act applied (30.11.2017) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012), reg. 36(6) (with reg. 138(7))

Act: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 132, 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/67/contentsAcquisition of Land Act 1981 An Act to consolidate the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 and related enactments.1982-03-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-23Expert Participation2024-08-03Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 7(3)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 18 para. 3(2)(a)(i)s. 247s. 255(7)Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 7(3)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 18 para. 3(2)(a)(ii)s. 247s. 255(7)Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 7(4)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 18 para. 3(2)(b)s. 247s. 255(7)Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 26(1A)-(3)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 18 para. 3(3)s. 247s. 255(7)Acquisition of Land Act 1981ActHistoric Environment (Wales) Act 2023Deddf yr Amgylchedd Hanesyddol (Cymru) 2023s. 43(2)s. 4974Sch. 14 para. 1-35s. 212(2)art. 3(a)Acquisition of Land Act 1981ActHistoric Environment (Wales) Act 2023Deddf yr Amgylchedd Hanesyddol (Cymru) 2023s. 50(13)s. 74Sch. 14 para. 1-35s. 212(2)art. 3(a)Acquisition of Land Act 1981ActHistoric Environment (Wales) Act 2023Deddf yr Amgylchedd Hanesyddol (Cymru) 2023s. 137(6)Sch. 14 para. 1-3s. 212(2)art. 3(b)Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 31(1)(a)Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023Deddf yr Amgylchedd Hanesyddol (Cymru) 2023Sch. 13 para. 57Sch. 14 para. 1-3s. 212(2)art. 3(d)Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 11(3)Sch. 9 para. 32(1)arts. 445Sch. 9 paras. 2934(3)46art. 1(1)Acquisition of Land Act 1981Sch. 2 Pt. 2art. 24arts. 445Sch. 9 para. 46art. 1(1)Acquisition of Land Act 1981Sch. 2 Pt. 3art. 24arts. 445Sch. 9 para. 46art. 1(1)Acquisition of Land Act 1981Sch. 2 Pt. 23art. 20art. 6(2)art. 1Acquisition of Land Act 1981Sch. 2 Pt. 3The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015art. 19Sch. 8 para. 10Acquisition of Land Act 1981Sch. 2 Pt. 23The M3 Junction 9 Development Consent Order 2024art. 25art. 4Sch. 10art. 1Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 16(3)(b)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 48s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)Acquisition of Land Act 1981s. 17(4)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 49s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)Acquisition of Land Act 1981Part I General1 Application of Act. Compulsory purchase2 Procedure for authorisation.2ATunnels etc3 Minerals.4 Assessment of compensation. Supplemental5 Local inquiries.5APower to require information5BOffences relating to information6 Service of documents. Interpretation7Interpretation.8 Statutory undertakers.9 Land held inalienably.Part IIPurchases By Local And Other Authorities10Preliminary.Notices prior to submission of order to confirming authority11Public notices12Notices to owners, lessees , occupiers and others.12AFinal day for making objectionsConfirmation of order13Confirmation of order: no objections13AConfirmation of order: remaining objections13BWritten representations procedure: supplementary13BAConditional confirmation13CConfirmation in stages13DPower to extend time limit for implementation14Land not originally included in order.14AConfirmation by acquiring authority14BTimetables for confirmation of CPOs except by Welsh Ministers14CTimetables for confirmation of CPOs by Welsh Ministers14DPower to appoint inspector15Notices after confirmation of orderSpecial provision about compensation15ADirections applying section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961Part III Special Kinds of Land16 Statutory undertakers’ land excluded from compulsory purchase. Orders subject to special parliamentary procedure17Local authority and statutory undertakers’ land.18 National Trust land.19 Commons, open spaces etc. 20 Ancient monuments.21 Land within more than one provision in Part III. Supplemental22Notice of giving of certificate.Part IV Validity and Date of Operation of Orders and Certificates23 Grounds for application to High Court.24 Powers of the court.25 Restriction on other court proceedings.26 Date of operation.27 Exclusion of orders confirmed by Act of Parliament.Part V Procedure in Special Cases Compulsory acquisition of rights over land28 Acquisition of rights over land by the creation of new rights.29 Compulsory rights orders under Opencast Coal Act 1958.30 Acquisition of rights in connection with underground storage of gas. Statutory undertakers’ land31 Acquisition under certain Acts of statutory undertakers’ land without a certificate.Part VI Footpaths and Bridleways32 Power to extinguish certain public rights of way. 33 Land acquired before commencement of this Act.Part VII Supplemental34 Consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals.35 Short title, commencement and extent.SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1Purchases by Ministers1(1) This Schedule has effect where a Minister is the...Public notices2(1) The Minister shall— (a) in two successive weeks publish...Notices to owners, lessees , occupiers and others3(1) The Minister shall serve on every qualifying person a...Final day for making objections3A(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the...Making of order4(1) The Minister may make a compulsory purchase order with...4A(1) This paragraph applies to the making of a compulsory...4AA(1) The Minister may make a compulsory purchase order conditionally....4B(1) The Minister may make an order (with or without...Land not included in draft order5The order, as made by the Minister, shall not, unless...Notices after making of order6(1) After the order has been made, the Minister must—...SCHEDULE 2 MineralsPart I1(1) A compulsory purchase order may, as respects all or...Part II2(1) The acquiring authority shall not be entitled to any...Part III3(1) If the owner of any underlying mines or minerals...4(1) If before the expiration of 30 days from the... Severed mines5(1) If underlying mines in which any protected minerals are...6(1) If underlying mines extend on both sides of the...7(1) Where works carried out under paragraph 5 above cause... Powers of entry8(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether underlying mines have... Remedial works9(1) If it appears that mines have been worked contrary...Schedule 2AEnactments eligible for directions applying section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 19611Enactments authorising acquisitions for purposes including housing2Section 142 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act...3Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 (acquisition by local...4Section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990...5Section 333ZA of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (acquisition...6Section 9 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (acquisition...7Section 207 of the Localism Act 2011 (acquisition by mayoral...8Enactments authorising acquisitions for purposes of the NHS9Paragraph 27 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service...10In the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006— 11Enactment authorising acquisitions for educational purposesSCHEDULE 3 Acquisition of Rights over Land by the Creation of New RightsPart I1In this Schedule “right” means a right to which section... General modifications2(1) This Act shall have effect with the modifications necessary...Part II Acquisition of New Rights Over Special Kinds of Land Statutory undertakers land3(1) This paragraph applies where the land over which a... Orders subject to special parliamentary procedure Local authority and statutory undertakers’ land4(1) This paragraph applies to land which— National Trust land5(1) This paragraph applies to land belonging to the National... Commons, open spaces etc.6(1) In so far as a compulsory purchase order authorises... Ancient monuments7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land within more than one provision in this Schedule8In the case of land falling within more than one... Notice of giving of certificate9As soon as may be after the giving of a...SCHEDULE 4 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS Translation of references to the Act of 19461In the enactment specified in the Table below for “Acquisition... Land Settlement Facilities Act 1919 (c. 59)2(1) In section 2(1) of the Land Settlement Facilities Act... Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48)3(1) The Agriculture Act 1947 shall be amended as follows....4. . . . . . . . . ....5. . . . . . . . . ....6. . . . . . . . . .... Coast Protection Act 1949 (c. 74)7(1) In section 14(2) of the Coast Protection Act 1949... National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)8In section 103 of the National Parks and Access to... Housing Repairs and Rents Act 1954 (c. 53)9For section 50 of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act...10. . . . . . . . . .... Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69)11(1) The Opencast Coal Act 1958 shall be amended as...12. . . . . . . . . .... Police Act 1964 (c. 48)13In section 9(2) of the Police Act 1964 for the... Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56)14(1) The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 shall be amended as... Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)15(1) The Agriculture Act of 1967 shall be amended as... Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)16(1) Schedule 4 to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 shall... Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41)17(1) In the Countryside Act 1968 paragraph 3 of Schedule... Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)18(1) Section 10 of the Transport Act 1968 shall be... Courts Act 1971 (c. 23)19In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Courts Act...20. . . . . . . . . ....21. . . . . . . . . ....22. . . . . . . . . .... Gas Act 1972 (c. 60)23In Schedule 2 to the Gas Act 1972 for paragraph...24. . . . . . . . . ....25. . . . . . . . . .... Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)26For subsection (5) of section 13 of the Local Government... Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c. 75)27(1) The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 shall be... National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)28For section 87(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977... Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c. 46)29In Schedule 5 to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas... Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)30(1) The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 shall... Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)31(1) The Highways Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.... Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22)32At the end of section 55(2) of the Animal Health... New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)33In section 72(2) of the New Towns Act 1981 for...SCHEDULE 5 Transitional References to old law to include new law1(1) This paragraph is without prejudice to section 17(2)(a) of... References to new law to include old law2Any reference, whether express or implied, in any enactment, instrument... Periods of time3Where a period of time specified in any enactment repealed... Successor authorities4(1) Any reference in this Act (whether express or implied)... Construction of enactments applying the 1946 Act5Section 1(1)(a) of this Act includes in particular a compulsory... Local authority and statutory undertakers land excluded from compulsory purchase6Section 17(3) and paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 3 above— Extinguishment of certain public rights of way7The repeal by this Act of section 3 of the...SCHEDULE 6 REPEALSPART IPART II SPENT PROVISIONSPART III STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

Acquisition of Land Act 1981

1981 c. 67

An Act to consolidate the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 and related enactments.

[30th October 1981]