The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) (Greatmoor Railway Sidings Etc.) Order 2018

Power to acquire land

7.—(1) The Secretary of State may acquire compulsorily—

(a) so much of the land shown on the deposited plans which is within the limits of deviation as land to be acquired compulsorily and described in the book of reference as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works; and

(b) so much of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 (acquisition of certain lands for ancillary works) (being land shown on the deposited plans and described in the book of reference) as may be required for the purposes specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule,

(c) and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or for any other purposes ancillary to Phase One purposes.

(2) No interest in Crown land may be acquired and no authorised works may be carried out on Crown land pursuant to this Order unless the appropriate Crown authority consents to the acquisition of that Crown land to enable the authorised works.

(3) This article is subject to article 10 (power to acquire new rights).