239 Acquisition of land for construction, improvement etc of highway: general powers
Highways Act 1980 (1980 c 66) | Legislation

Acquisition of land generally

239  Acquisition of land for construction, improvement etc of highway: general powers

(1)     Subject to section 249 below, the Minister [or a strategic highways company] may acquire land required for the construction of a trunk road, and any highway authority may acquire land required for the construction of a highway which is to be a highway maintainable at the public expense, other than a trunk road.

(2)     Subject to section 249 below, the Minister [or a strategic highways company] may acquire land which in his [or its] opinion is required—

(a)     for the carrying out

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