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Housing and Planning Act 2016

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174 Notice of survey and copy of warrant

(1) The acquiring authority must give every owner or occupier of land at least 14 days' notice before the first day on which the authority intends to enter the land in exercise of the power conferred by section 172. (2) Notice given in accordance with subsection (1) must include— (a) a statement of the recipient's rights under section 176, and (b) a copy of the warrant, if there is one. (3) If the authority proposes to do any of the following, the notice must include details of what is proposed— (a) searching, boring or excavating; (b) leaving apparatus on the land; (c) taking samples; (d) an aerial survey; (e) carrying out any other activities that may be required to facilitate compliance with the instruments mentioned in subsection (5). (4) If the authority obtains a warrant after giving notice in accordance with subsection (1) it must give a copy of the warrant to all those to whom it gave that notice. (5) The instruments referred to in subsection (3)(e) are— (a) Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended from time to time, (b) Council Directive 92/43/EC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, as amended from time to time, or (c) any EU instrument from time to time replacing all or part of those Directives.

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174 Notice of survey and copy of warrant

(1) The acquiring authority must give every owner or occupier of land at least 14 days' notice before the first day on which the authority intends to enter the land in exercise of the power conferred by section 172. (2) Notice given in accordance with subsection (1) must include— (a) a statement of the recipient's rights under section 176, and (b) a copy of the warrant, if there is one. (3) If the authority proposes to do any of the following, the notice must include details of what is proposed— (a) searching, boring or excavating; (b) leaving apparatus on the land; (c) taking samples; (d) an aerial survey; (e) carrying out any other activities that may be required to facilitate compliance with the instruments mentioned in subsection (5). (4) If the authority obtains a warrant after giving notice in accordance with subsection (1) it must give a copy of the warrant to all those to whom it gave that notice. (5) The instruments referred to in subsection (3)(e) are— (a) Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended from time to time, (b) Council Directive 92/43/EC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, as amended from time to time, or (c) any EU instrument from time to time replacing all or part of those Directives.

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