High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021

Powers exercisable on land of which temporary possession has been taken

3 (1) Where under paragraph 1(1) or (2) the nominated undertaker has entered upon and taken possession of land, the nominated undertaker may, for the purposes of or in connection with the construction of the works authorised by this Act—

(a) remove any structure or vegetation from the land;

(b) construct such works as are mentioned in relation to the land in column (5) of the table in Schedule 16;

(c) construct temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and structures on the land;

(d) construct landscaping and other works on the land to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the works authorised by this Act.

(2) The other works referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(d) include works involving the planting of trees and shrubs and the provision of replacement habitat for wild animals.

(3) In this paragraph, “structure” includes any erection.