142Power of gas transmission company or gas distribution company to acquire land

142 Power of gas transmission company or gas distribution company to acquire land (1) A gas transmission company or gas distribution company may recommend to the Minister for compulsory acquisition any land required by the gas transmission company or gas distribution company for or in connection with the construction or operation of a transmission pipeline or distribution pipeline. (2) The **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986** applies to this Act and for that purpose— (a) the **Gas Industry Act 2001** is the special Act; and (b) the Minister is the Authority. (3) Land acquired by the Minister on a recommendation of a gas transmission company or gas distribution company under subsection (1) vests in that gas transmission company or gas distribution company under section 24 of the **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986** despite anything to the contrary in that Act. (4) Despite anything to the contrary in the **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986**, section 109(2) of that Act does not apply to land acquired in accordance with this section.