Summary of the Main Part 7 Provisions Preserved by This Act Section 91-4: Road Closures and Land Requisitions
11.These sections allow for the requisition of land (on the authorisation of the Secretary of State), the temporary closure of roads (by police and army) and the permanent closure of roads (by order of the Secretary of State). The powers are necessary in providing land for police and army bases and to provide protection for residents at sectarian interfaces where the fear of attack by the opposing community remains real.