Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

Part II E+W+S+N.I. Application of Legislation Relating to Compulsory Purchase

Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 E+W+S+N.I.

1 The M1 Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 shall not apply to the acquisition of land under section 4(1) above. E+W+S+N.I.

Annotations:

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Marginal Citations

M1 1845 c. 18.

Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 E+W+S+N.I.

2 Part I of the M2 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, so far as not inconsistent with this Part of this Act, shall apply to an acquisition of land under section 4(1) above as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which Schedule 1 to the M3 Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applies and as if this Act were a compulsory purchase order under that Act. E+W+S+N.I.

Annotations:

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Marginal Citations

M2 1965 c. 56.

M3 1981 c. 67.

3 (1) In its application by virtue of paragraph 2 above, the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 shall have effect with the following modifications. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) Section 4 (time limit for exercise of powers of compulsory purchase) shall be omitted.

(3) Section 11(1) (power to enter on and take possession of land the subject of a notice to treat after giving not less than fourteen days’ notice) shall have effect—

(a) in a case where the notice to treat relates only to the acquisition of subsoil or under-surface of land or an easement or other right over land, with the substitution for “fourteen days” of “ one month’s ”, and

(b) in any other case, with the substitution for “fourteen days” of “ three months ”.

(4) In Schedule 3 (alternative procedure for obtaining right of entry) paragraph 3(3) (requirement as to sureties in relation to bond for compensation) shall be omitted.

Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 E+W+S+N.I.

4 The M4 Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 shall apply as if this Act were a compulsory purchase order. E+W+S+N.I.

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Marginal Citations

M4 1981 c. 66.

5 (1) In its application by virtue of paragraph 4 above, the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 shall have effect with the following modifications. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) In section 3 (preliminary notices) for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

“(1) Before making a declaration under section 4 below with respect to any land which is subject to a compulsory purchase order the acquiring authority shall include the particulars specified in subsection (3) below in a notice which is—

(a) given to every person with a relevant interest in the land with respect to which the declaration is to be made (other than a mortgagee who is not in possession), and

(b) published in the London Gazette.”

(3) In that section, in subsection (2), for “(1)(b)” there shall be substituted “ (1) ”.

(4) In that section, subsections (5) and (6) shall be omitted and at the end there shall be inserted—

“(7) For the purposes of this section, a person has a relevant interest in land if—

(a) he is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or reversion, or

(b) he holds, or is entitled to the rents and profits of, the land under a lease or agreement, the unexpired term of which exceeds one month.”

(5) In section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration)—

(a) in subsection (1), after “publication” there shall be inserted “ in the London Gazette ”, and

(b) subsection (2) shall be omitted.

(6) In section 7 (constructive notice to treat) in subsection (1)(a), the words “(as modified by section 4 of the M5 Acquisition of Land Act 1981)” shall be omitted.

(7) References to the M6 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 shall be construed as references to that Act as applied to the acquisition of land under section 4(1) above.

Annotations:

Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.

Marginal Citations

M5 1981 c. 67.

M6 1965 c. 56.