High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

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6For paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 (acquisition of rights in land: application of Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981) substitute—

3In its application by virtue of section 4(4), the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 has effect as if—

(a)before section 4 there were inserted section 3A (as set out in paragraph 7 of Schedule 14),

(b)sections 5 and 5A (which respectively set out the earliest date, and the time limit, for the execution of a general vesting declaration) were omitted,

(c)in section 6 (notices after execution of general vesting declaration), the reference to the invitation under section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 were a reference to the invitation under section 3A(3) (as inserted by paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 14),

(d)in section 9 (minor tenancies and tenancies about to expire: power to enter on and take possession of land the subject of a notice to treat after giving the specified notice), for “3 months” there were substituted “14 days”,

(e)in Schedule A1 (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in general vesting declaration), paragraph 1(2) were omitted, and

(f)references to the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 were to that Act as applied by section 4(3) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1).