39 Procedure for compulsory acquisition of land
Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 (1908 c 36) | Legislation

39  Procedure for compulsory acquisition of land

(1) Where a council propose to purchase land compulsorily under this Act, the council may [be authorised so to do by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food].

(2) Where a council propose to hire land compulsorily, the council may submit to the Board an order for the compulsory hiring of the land specified in the order for a period not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-five years, and the provisions of Part I of the First Schedule to this Act shall apply to the order in like manner as it applies to an order for compulsory purchase, with the substitution of “hiring” for “purchase”, and with the modifications set out in Part II of that Schedule.

(3) An order under [the last foregoing subsection] shall be of no force unless and until it is confirmed by the Board, and the Board may, subject to the provisions of the First Schedule to this Act, confirm the order either without modification or subject to such modifications as they think fit, and an order when so confirmed shall become

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