PART 6 E+W INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT ORDERS

Provision in orders: specific limitations and powers E+W

76 Crown land E+W

(1) An infrastructure consent order may not include provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of an interest in Crown land unless—

(a) it is an interest which is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown, and

(b) the appropriate Crown authority consents to the acquisition.

(2) An infrastructure consent order may not include any other provision applying in relation to Crown land, or rights benefiting the Crown, unless the appropriate Crown authority consents to the inclusion of the provision.

(3) The reference in subsection (2) to rights benefiting the Crown does not include rights which benefit the general public.

(4) In this section, “the Crown” includes the Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 76 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(2)

I2 S. 76 in force at 15.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(d)