101 Procedure for authorisation by a Minister

101  Procedure for authorisation by a Minister

(1)     Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c 67) (the “1981 Act”) is amended as follows.

(2)     In paragraph 2 (notices in newspapers), after sub-paragraph (2) there is added—

“(3)     In addition, the Minister shall affix a notice in the prescribed form to a conspicuous object or objects on or near the land comprised in the draft order.

(4)     The notice under sub-paragraph (3) must—

(a)     be addressed to persons occupying or having an interest in the land, and

(b)     set out each of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) (but reading the reference there to first publication of the notice as a reference to the day when the notice under sub-paragraph (3) is first affixed).”

(3)     In paragraph 3 (notices to owners, lessees and occupiers)—

(a)     in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “owner” to “order” (where it first appears) there is substituted “qualifying person”;

(b)     for sub-paragraph (2) there is substituted—

“(2)     A person is a qualifying person, in relation to land comprised in a draft order, if—

(a)     he is an owner, lessee, tenant (whatever the tenancy period) or occupier of any such land, or

(b)

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