Acquisition of Land Act 1981
United Kingdom legislation
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 and related enactments. |
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| Citation | 1981 c. 67 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 October 1981 |
| Commencement | 30 January 1982 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which concerns English land law and compulsory purchase.
Contents
The act regulates the conditions for granting a "Compulsory Purchase Order" in the UK.
See also
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Compulsory purchase sources
Land Compensation Act 1961
Director of Buildings v Shun Fung Ltd [1995]
Acquisition of Land Act 1981
Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
Water Resources Act 1991
R (Sainsbury's Ltd) v Wolverhampton CC [2010]
James v United Kingdom [1986]
Alliance Spring Ltd v First Secretary [2005]
Grape Bay Ltd v Attorney General of Bermuda [1999]
Mariner Real Estate Ltd v Nova Scotia (1999)
ECHR Protocol 1, article 1
Matos e Silva, LDA v Portugal [1996]
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
Compulsory Purchase by Ministers (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1967
Compulsory Purchase by Non-Ministerial Acquiring Authorities (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1990
Compulsory Purchase of Land Regulations 1990
- English land law
- Compulsory purchase
- Re Ellenborough Park [1955] EWCA Civ 4, [1956] Ch 131
Notes
References
- K Gray and SF Gray, Land Law (7th edn 2011) Ch 11
- K Gray and S Gray, ‘Private Property and Public Propriety’, in J McLean (ed), Property and the Constitution (Hart 1999) 36-7
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