SCHEDULE 2Amendments to Transport Act 1962 and Transport Act 1968
Transport Act 1962I2I17
After subsection (2) of section 1542 (compulsory purchase of land), insert—
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The Minister may authorise Canal & River Trust to purchase compulsorily any land in England or Wales which it requires for the purposes of any of its functions under an enactment and the Acquisition of Land Act 198143 shall apply as if Canal & River Trust were a local authority within the meaning of that Act.