Section 11: Notices in newspapers. Public notices, Acquisition of Land Act 1981

The acquiring authority shall—

in two successive weeks publish a notice in the prescribed form in one or more local newspapers circulating in the locality in which the land comprised in the order is situated , and

for a period of at least 21 days ending with the day specified under subsection (2)(d), publish a notice in the prescribed form on an appropriate website.

The notice notices shall—

state that the order has been made and is about to be submitted for confirmation,

describe the land and state the purpose for which the land is required,

name a place within the locality where a copy of the order and of the map referred to therein may be inspected, and

specify a website on which those copies may be viewed, and

specify the time (not being less than twenty-one days from the first publication of the notice) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the order can be made.

specify the final day for making objections to the order, and the manner in which objections can be made.

In the case of a notice under subsection (1)(a), the requirement in subsection (2)(b) to describe the land may be met by briefly identifying the land (by giving its postal address or otherwise).

If the confirming authority is satisfied that, because of special circumstances, it is impracticable for the acquiring authority to make the copies referred to in subsection (2)(c) available for inspection at an appropriate place, the confirming authority may direct that the requirement in subsection (2)(c) (together with that in section 12(1)(ba)) is not to apply.

In addition, the acquiring authority shall affix a notice in the prescribed form to a conspicuous object or objects on or near the land comprised in the order.

The notice under subsection (3) must—

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

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

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