28Power to acquire lands
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Corporation may enter upon, take and use—
(a)so much of the land shown on the deposited plans within the limits of deviation for the authorised works as they may require for the purposes of the authorised works or for any purpose connected with, or ancillary to, their undertaking; and
(b)so much of any land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part I of Schedule 3 to this Act shown on the deposited plans within the limits of land to be acquired or used as they may require for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule.
(2)Without prejudice to section 51 (As to land of Council) of this Act, the Corporation shall not under the powers of this Act without the consent of the Council acquire compulsorily any interest of the Council in the lands in the London borough of Croydon referred to in the book of reference.
(3)The Corporation shall not under the powers of this Act without the consent of the railways board acquire or enter upon, take or use whether temporarily or permanently, or acquire any new rights or subsoil of—
(i)the lands of the railways board delineated on the deposited plans and therein numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 55, 57 and 60 in the London borough of Merton;
(ii)the lands of the railways board delineated on the deposited plans and therein numbered 6, 9, 10, 10A, 25 and 30 in the London borough of Croydon; or
(iii)the lands of the railways board delineated on the deposited plans and therein numbered 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 21 in the London borough of Bromley.
(4)Without prejudice to subsection (3) above the Corporation may acquire the interest of any person other than the railways board in any of the lands specified in subsection (3) above for the purposes of the authorised works.