Powers exercisable in relation to land acquired by development corporations or highway authoritiesS

(1)Any land being, or forming part of, a common or open space, which has been acquired for the purposes of this Act by a development corporation or [F1roads authority], may—

(a)in the case of land acquired by [F2a development corporation or local roads] authority, be used by them, or by any other person, in any manner in accordance with planning permission, and

(b)in the case of land acquired by the Secretary of State, be used in any manner by him or on his behalf for any purpose for which he acquired the land,

notwithstanding anything in any enactment relating to land of that kind, or in any enactment by which the land is specially regulated.

(2)Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising any act or omission on the part of any person which is actionable at the instance of any person on any ground other than contravention of any such enactment as is mentioned in subsection (1) above.

(3)Subsection (6) of section 19 and subsection (4) of section 20 of this Act shall apply in relation to this section as those subsections apply respectively in relation to those sections.