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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1821/article/4</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Felixstowe Branch Line (Land Acquisition) Order 2014</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">TRANSPORT AND WORKS, ENGLAND</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">TRANSPORT, ENGLAND</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-11-25</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2017-09-21</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order confers powers on The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company for the compulsory acquisition of land and interests in land in the Borough of Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk. The powers are conferred for the purposes of constructing and operating an additional railway line adjacent to part of the existing Felixstowe branch railway line and improvements to certain level crossings on the existing Felixstowe branch railway line. Such works were authorised by the Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2512) (“the 2008 Order”). The compulsory acquisition powers conferred by the 2008 Order expired on 14th October 2013.</dc:description>
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<Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-8091da5888e3c3d7c3f81e76c4c11390"/>4</Pnumber>
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para><Text>Part 1 of the 1965 Act, in so far as not modified by or inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, applies to the acquisition of land under this Order—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981<FootnoteRef Ref="f00007"/> applies; and</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order under that Act.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied by paragraph (1), has effect as if section 4 (which provides a time limit for compulsory purchase of land) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3 (which makes provision as to the giving of bonds) were omitted.</Text>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/67" id="c00017" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1981" Number="0067">1981 c. 67</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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