54. (1) The Government having considered a report furnished to them under section 52 relating to land owned by a Schedule 1 public body may decide, for the purposes of this Act, that the relevant public land referred to in the report shall be acquired by the Agency.

(2) The Government shall direct the Agency to acquire land owned by a Schedule 1 public body in respect of which they have made a decision under subsection (1).

(3) The Agency shall, within four weeks of the direction of the Government under subsection (2) give notice to the Schedule 1 public body that the relevant public land concerned shall be acquired by the Agency.