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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16Temporary possession and use of land

Part 3Suspension of rights and enforcement

Suspension of rights relating to land

10(1)All general rights over land of which the nominated undertaker takes possession under paragraph 1 (1) or (2) or 7 are suspended and unenforceable for as long as the nominated undertaker remains in lawful possession of the land.

(2)The nominated undertaker may, in relation to a general right, direct—

(a)that sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the right, or

(b)that sub-paragraph (1) applies to the right only to the extent specified in the direction.

(3)In this paragraph, references to “general rights” over land are to—

(a)rights to access land (however expressed) which are exercisable as a result of section 2(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 or an enactment mentioned in section 15 of that Act,

(b)other public rights over land which are conferred by an enactment, and

(c)rights exercisable as a result of trusts or incidents to which a common, town or village green, open space or allotment is subject.