SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4 Procedure for authorising compulsory acquisition of statutory undertakers’ operational land
Part I
Acquisitions by development corporations and local highway authorities
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If no objection is duly made by any of the persons on whom notices are required to be served, or if all objections so made are withdrawn, the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister may, if they think fit, make a compulsory purchase order in accordance with the application, with or without modification, but shall not, unless all persons interested consent, make the order with any modification which would extend it to any land to which the application did not relate.
2
If any objection is duly made by any of the persons on whom notices are required to be served and is not withdrawn, the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister shall, before making an order on the application, consider the objection and shall, if either the objector or the acquiring authority so desire, cause an inquiry to be held, and may then, if they think fit, make an order as aforesaid.
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An objection shall not be deemed for the purposes of section 10 of this Act or this Schedule to be duly made unless—
a
it is made within the time and in the manner specified in the notice in that behalf, and
b
a statement in writing of the grounds of the objection is comprised in or submitted with the objection.