Power to acquire land
25.—(1) The Executive may acquire compulsorily—
(a)so much of the land in the City shown on the land plans within the limits of deviation and described in the book of reference as may be required for or in connection with the authorised works; and
(b)so much of the land in the City specified in column (1) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order (being land shown on the land plans and described in the book of reference) as may be required for any of the purposes specified in relation to that land in column (2) of that Part;
and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or for any other purposes connected with or ancillary to its tramway undertaking.
(2) In the case of the land shown numbered 596 on the land plans, subject to article 28(4) the powers conferred by this article shall only be exercisable in relation to the stratum of that land below the level of the first floor of the building situated thereon.
(3) In paragraph (2), “the first floor” means the floor above the ground floor.