22.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights and restrictions over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order are extinguished—
(a)as from the date of acquisition of the land 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) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act,
whichever is the earliest.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights and restrictions over land subject to the compulsory acquisition of rights or imposition of restrictions under this Order are suspended and unenforceable or, where so notified by the undertaker, extinguished in so far as in either case their continuance would be inconsistent with the exercise of the right—
(a)as from the date of acquisition of the right 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) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act in pursuance of the right,
whichever is the earliest.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights over any part of the Order land that is owned by, vested in or acquired by the undertaker are extinguished on commencement of any activity authorised by this Order which interferes with or breaches those rights and where the undertaker gives notice of such extinguishment.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights or restrictions over land of which the undertaker takes temporary possession under this Order are suspended and unenforceable for as long as the undertaker remains in lawful possession of the land and so far as their continuance would be inconsistent with the exercise of the temporary possession of that land.
(5) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment or suspension of any private right or restriction under this Order is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 (determination of questions of disputed compensation) of the 1961 Act.
(6) This article does not apply in relation to any right to which section 138 (extinguishment of rights, and removal of apparatus, of statutory undertakers etc.) of the 2008 Act or article 29 (statutory undertakers) applies.
(7) Paragraphs (1) to (4) have effect subject to—
(a)any notice given by the undertaker before—
(i)the completion of the acquisition of the land or the creation and acquisition of rights or the imposition of restrictions over land;
(ii)the undertaker's appropriation of it;
(iii)the undertaker's entry onto it; or
(iv)the undertaker's taking temporary possession of it,
that any or all of those paragraphs are not to apply to any right specified in the notice; and
(b)any agreement made at any time between the undertaker and the person in or to whom the right or restriction in question is vested, belongs or benefits.
(8) If any such agreement as is referred to in paragraph (7)(b)—
(a)is made with a person in or to whom the right is vested or belongs; and
(b)is expressed to have effect also for the benefit of those deriving title from or under that person,
it is effective in respect of the persons so deriving title, whether the title was derived before or after the making of the agreement.
(9) References in this article to private rights over land include any right of way, trust, incident, easement, liberty, privilege, restrictions right or advantage annexed to land and adversely affecting other land, including any natural right to support and include restrictions as to the user of land arising by virtue of a contract, agreement or undertaking having that effect.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 22 in force at 1.9.2020, see art. 1