§ (1) It shall be lawful to acquire by agreement or compulsorily on behalf of His Majesty—
- (a) any land in the possession of an occupying department or any interest in such land;
- (b) any land on over or under which any buildings, works or improvements have, for purposes connected with the present War, been erected, constructed, or made wholly or partly at the expense of the State, or any interest in such land;
§ (5) For the purposes of the acquisition of land and interests therein under this Section, the provisions of the Lands Clauses Acts, subject to the modifications set out in the Schedule to this Act, shall be incorporated with this Act.
§ Lords Amendments:
§ In sub-section (1), at the beginning, insert the words "Subject to the provisions of this Act."—Agreed to.
§ In Sub-section (5), at end, insert the words "but nothing in such modifications shall affect any right to compensation under the Lands Clauses Acts in respect of the severance of the land acquired from other land belonging to the same owner, or by reason of such other land being otherwise injuriously affected by the exercise of the powers of user thereof conferred by this Act."—Disagreed with.