Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1939
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Acquisition of land by essential undertakers. |
43.—(1) Any essential undertaker may for the purposes of this Part of this Act do, with the consent of the Minister given after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce, all or any of the following things, that is to say:— | |
(a) acquire (either compulsorily or by agreement) any land; | ||
(b) acquire (either compulsorily or by agreement) any easement or other right whatsoever existing over or in respect of any land or water. | ||
(2) The provisions of sub-sections (2) to (7) of section 17 (which relates to acquisition of land by local authorities for purposes of air-raid precautions schemes) and section 18 (which relates to payment and ascertainment of compensation for land acquired by local authorities) of this Act shall apply in respect of land or rights acquired by essential undertakers under this section as if enacted herein with the substitution of references to an essential undertaker for reference to a local authority. |