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Preliminary order for the acquisition of land.
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9.—(1) A local authority proposing to acquire any land compulsorily under this Act shall by order (in this Act referred to as a preliminary order) declare that they propose so to acquire such land.
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(2) A preliminary order shall specify the land to be acquired, the certified work in relation to which such land is required, and the use which is intended to be made of such land.
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(3) Whenever a local authority make a preliminary order, such local authority shall, within seven days after making such order—
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(a) post a copy of such order on or near the land to which such order relates, and
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(b) give a copy of such order to the occupier (if any) of such land and to every (if any) person having an estate or interest in or right over such land whose existence and name and the address at which he ordinarily resides can be ascertained by such local authority by reasonable inquiries, and
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(c) publish a copy of such order in a newspaper circulating in an area in which such land is situated.
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(4) Where a preliminary order contains a map or plan of the land to which such order relates, such map or plan may be omitted from the copies of such order posted and published in pursuance of paragraphs (a) and (c) of the immediately preceding sub-section of this section but a copy of such map or plan shall be deposited in the office of the local authority making such order and shall there be kept open for inspection at reasonable times and the said copies of such order shall contain a statement that such map or plan is deposited and kept open for inspection as aforesaid.
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