Speeches by Francois.

“45 (1) Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9 (N.I.)) applies to the compulsory acquisition of land by the Secretary of State by means of an order under section 343I(4) of this Act as it applies to the acquisition of land by means of an order under section 97 of that Act, subject as follow…”

“(2) References to that Schedule are to be read as references to that Schedule as modified by this paragraph.”

“(3) References (however expressed) to—”

“(a) the council which proposes to acquire land otherwise than by agreement, and”

“(b) the Ministry concerned,”

“are to be read as references to the Secretary of State.”

“(4) Paragraphs 1, 19 and 20(2) are to be treated as omitted.”

“(5) Paragraph 2 applies as if—”

“(a) for the words before sub-paragraph (a) there were substituted ‘Where the Secretary of State proposes to acquire land otherwise than by agreement, the Secretary of State’s notice of intention to do so—’;”

“(b) in sub-paragraph (c), for ‘as may be prescribed’ there were substituted ‘as the Secretary of State considers appropriate’;”

“(c) after sub-paragraph (c), there were inserted ‘and each notice published or served under this paragraph must specify the period within which objections to the proposal may be made to the Secretary of State’.”

“(6) Paragraph 3 applies as if—”

“(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for the words in brackets there were substituted ‘(if it appears to the Secretary of State necessary to do so)’;”

“(b) in head (ii) of that sub-paragraph, for ‘refuse’ there were substituted ‘decide not’;”

“(c) in sub-paragraph (2), ‘the council and’ and ‘or refusing’ were omitted.”

“(7) Paragraph 4 applies as if the words from ‘and may provide’ to the end were omitted.”

“(8) Paragraph 5 applies as if—”

“(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a)—”

“(i) ‘in the prescribed form and manner’ were omitted;”

“This amendment reflects amendments of the Stalking Protection Act 2019 made by the Crime and Policing Act 2026.”