PART 5

POWERS OF ACQUISITION

Compulsory and other acquisition of rights
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1
The undertaker may create and acquire compulsorily the new rights and impose the restrictions described in Part 1 of Schedule 3 (acquisition provisions).
2
The undertaker may create and acquire the new rights and impose the restrictions described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 with the consent in writing of the appropriate Crown authority (as defined in the 2008 Act).
3
Subject to the provisions of this article and to the protective provisions, all private rights over land described in column (1) of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 are extinguished in so far as their continuance would be inconsistent with the carrying out and use of the authorised development—
a
as from the date of the acquisition of the right or the benefit of the restrictive covenant by the undertaker, whether compulsorily or by agreement; or
b
on the date of entry on the land by the undertaker under Section 11(1) of the 1965 Act in pursuance of the right,
whichever is the earlier.
4
Part 3 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for the creation of new rights and restrictive covenants) of Schedule 3 has effect for the purpose of modifying the enactments relating to compensation and the provisions of the 1965 Act in their application in relation to the compulsory acquisition under this article of a right over land by the creation of a new right or the imposition of a restrictive covenant.
5
Subject to section 8 (other provisions as to divided land) of the 1965 Act as substituted by paragraph 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 3, where the undertaker creates a new right in, on, over or under land under paragraph (1) the undertaker is not required to acquire a greater interest in that land.
6
Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
Section 11(1) was amended by Section 34(1) of, and paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 5 to the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1).
Art. 24 in force at 10.8.2016, see art. 1