Section 30: Acquisition of rights in connection with underground storage of gas.

Acquisition of Land Act 1981 · 1981 c. 67View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: Procedure in Special Cases

Subject to this section, in relation to the compulsory purchase—

of a right to store gas in an underground gas storage under section 12(1) of the Gas Act 1965, or
of any right under subsections (2) or (3) of section 13 of that Act,

this Act, the enactments incorporated therewith and the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 shall have effect as if—

In relation to the compulsory purchase of a right to store gas in an underground gas storage under section 12(1) of the Gas Act 1965 this Act shall have effect—

as if in sections 16 to 18 of this Act references to the land comprised in the compulsory purchase order included references to any land held with the stratum of land constituting the underground gas storage,
as if sections 19 and 20 of this Act were omitted.

Section 28 above and Schedule 3 to this Act shall not apply to a compulsory purchase to which this section applies.

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