s 147 Provisions supplemental to ss. 145 and 146.
(1) Sections 145 and 146 apply in relation to the acquisition of interests in land by government departments which possess compulsory purchase powers as they apply in relation to the acquisition of interests in land by authorities who are not government departments. (2) In sections 145, 146 and this section— “ agricultural ” and “ agricultural land ” have the meaning given in section 109 of the Agriculture Act 1947 and references to the farming of land include references to the carrying on in relation to the land of any agricultural activities; “ agricultural unit ” has the meaning given in section 171(1); “ acquiring authority ” has the same meaning as in the Land Compensation Act 1961 ; and “ government departments which possess compulsory purchase powers ” means government departments being authorities possessing compulsory purchase powers within the meaning of that Act.