High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021

4 (1) References in this Schedule to the “applicable compulsory acquisition powers” are to—

(a) the power to serve a notice to treat under Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, as applied by section 4(3) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1), and

(b) the power to execute a declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, as applied by section 4(4) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1).

(2) In this Schedule—

• “lessee” means a person who holds an interest under a lease which has at least 21 years to run at the date of the giving of a relevant notice by that person;

• “owner”, in relation to land, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or reversion.