44 Power to obtain rights over land

44  Power to obtain rights over land

(1)     The Secretary of State may make an order under this section if he is satisfied that it is expedient to do so in order—

(a)     to secure the safe and efficient use for the civil aviation purposes of any land which is vested in a relevant authority or which such an authority proposes to acquire; or

(b)     to secure the provision of any services required in relation to any such land; or

(c)     to secure that civil aircraft may be navigated with safety and efficiency.

(2)     Such an order may provide for the creation—

(a)     if it is made by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above, in favour of the relevant authority in question or, where that authority is Eurocontrol, either of Eurocontrol or of the Secretary of State, or

(b)     if it is made by virtue of paragraph (c) of that subsection, in favour of the Secretary of State,

of easements or servitudes over land or of other rights in or in relation to land, including rights to carry out and maintain works on any land and to install and maintain structures and apparatus on, under,

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