PART 3 ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

Powers of acquisition

Cases where powers of acquisition limited to ground anchor rights
21. (1) This article applies to—
(a) the plots numbered 5, 7, 9 and 12 in the County of Derbyshire, Peak District National Park; and
(b) the plots numbered 42, 43, 44 and 45 in the City of Sheffield.
(2) Network Rail’s powers of compulsory acquisition under article 17 (power to acquire land) as respects the land referred to in paragraph (1) are limited to the acquisition of ground anchor rights in the subsoil of the land and the imposition of restrictive or other covenants under paragraph (6).
(3) Where Network Rail acquires ground anchor rights in the subsoil of land to which this article applies or imposes a covenant under paragraph (6) affecting the land, it is not required to acquire a greater interest in the land or any other interest in any part of it.
(4) The following do not apply in connection with the exercise of the power under paragraph (2) in relation to ground anchor rights or under paragraph (6) in relation to the imposition of restrictive or other covenants—
(a) Schedule 2A (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in notice to treat) to the 1965 Act;
(b) Schedule A1 (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in general vesting declaration) to the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981; and
(c) section 153(4A) (blighted land: proposed acquisition of part interest; material detriment test) of the 1990 Act.
(5) In this article “ground anchor rights” means—
(a) rights to insert ground anchors or soil nails into the subsoil, or to carry out other subsoil works, for the purpose of strengthening and stabilising Work No. 2, Work No. 3 and Work No. 6; and
(b) rights to maintain the ground anchors, soil nails or other subsoil works referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
(6) In addition to acquiring ground anchor rights over the land referred to in paragraph (1), Network Rail may impose such restrictive or other covenants affecting the land as may be required for the purposes of maintaining or protecting the ground anchors, soil nails or other subsoil works referred to in paragraph (5)(a).