N.I.Preliminary procedure
1N.I.A council which proposes to acquire land otherwise than by agreement may submit to the Ministry concerned (in this Schedule referred to as “the Ministry” ) an application in the prescribed form for a vesting order in respect of the land specified in the application.
2N.I.Notice of the application, in such form and manner as the Ministry directs,—
(a)shall be published by the council on at least two occasions in the locality in which the land is situated;
(b)shall be served by the council on every person appearing to the council to have an estate in the land;
(c)shall also be served by the council on such government departments and public bodies as may be prescribed.