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Public Works Act 1981

Motorways

141: Land may be temporarily occupied

You could also call this:

“The old rule about using people's land for roads is no longer in use”

The law used to let the government temporarily use land for motorway purposes. However, this part of the law no longer exists. It was removed on 1 October 1989. This means the government can’t use this specific rule anymore to temporarily occupy land for motorways.

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Part 11 Motorways

141Land may be temporarily occupied (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 141: repealed, on , by section 116(1) of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989 (1989 No 75).