Compulsory taking of land
20 Compulsory taking of land
The provision of land under this Act —
for industrial purposes; or
in the performance of the Authority’s functions under section 16(1)(e),
is a public work for the purposes of Parts 9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Public Works Act 1902, and, if necessary for any of those purposes, the Authority is to be taken to be a local authority within the meaning of the Public Works Act 1902.
In applying Parts 9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Public Works Act 1902 for the purposes of this section —
[(a) deleted]
sections 187, 188, 189, 190 and 191 of the Land Administration Act 1997 do not apply to land that becomes vested in the Authority by Schedule 4 being land that was taken or acquired under the Public Works Act 1902 before the commencement of this Act.
If land referred to in subsection (2)(b) is not required for the public work for which it was taken or acquired, the land may be held or used for some other purpose authorised by this Act if such purpose is one for which the Authority would be entitled to take the land pursuant to this section.
[Section 20 amended: No. 31 of 1997 s. 140(2)‑(4); No. 60 of 1998 s. 27; No. 67 of 2004 s. 20.]
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