Professional advice and expenses
4 Professional advice and expenses
You may want to discuss the statement of cancellation with a solicitor, valuer or other professional adviser. Reasonable expenses which you have to pay because of the notice of intention to acquire your interest in the land can be claimed from the [name of Authority].
Form 7
Regulation 16
Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986
Notice of acquisition
Compulsory acquisition of interest in land
The [name of Authority] declares that by this notice it acquires the following interest in the land described as [insert description of land]:
[List interest(s) acquired]
The acquisition is made pursuant to section [insert section number] of the [special Act] for the purpose of [state purpose, e.g., “road construction” or “the North East Link project” or “sewerage infrastructure”].
A notice of intention to acquire the interest in the land was *served on [date]/*was not required under section 7(1) of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 because [state relevant basis of exemption].
*[Insert any other declarations required to be included in the notice of acquisition by the relevant special Act (e.g. section 114(b) of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009.)]
Published with the authority of the [name of Authority]:
[Insert any map, diagram or plan of the land acquired that may assist in describing the land]
For and on behalf of the [name of Authority]:
Signed [signature of authorised officer of the Authority]:
Name [name of authorised officer of the Authority]:
Date:
* Delete if not applicable.
Form 8
Regulation 17
Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986
Statement of rights and obligations to accompany notice of acquisition
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