PART 3POWERS OF ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
Powers of acquisition
Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act25
1
Part 1 (compulsory purchase under Acquisition of Land Act 1946) of the 1965 Act, as applied to this Order by section 12583 (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act, is modified as follows.
2
In section 4A(1)84 (extension of time limit during challenge) for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order), the three year period mentioned in section 4” substitute “section 11885 (legal challenges relating to applications for orders granting development consent) of the Planning Act 2008, the 5 year period mentioned in article 21 (time limit for exercise of powers to possess land temporarily or to acquire land compulsorily) of the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024”
.
3
In section 11A86 (powers of entry: further notice of entry)—
a
in subsection (1)(a), after “land” insert “under that provision”
; and
b
in subsection (2), after “land” insert “under that provision”
.
4
In section 22(2) (expiry of time limit for exercise of compulsory purchase power not to affect acquisition of interests omitted from purchase), for “section 4 of this Act” substitute “article 21 (time limit for exercise of powers to possess land temporarily or to acquire land compulsorily) of the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024”
.
5
In Schedule 2A87 (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in notice to treat)—
a
for paragraphs 1(2) and 14(2) substitute—
2
But see article 27(4) (acquisition of subsoil, etc., only) of the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024, which excludes the acquisition of subsoil or airspace only from this Schedule.
b
after paragraph 29, insert—
PART 4INTERPRETATION
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In this Schedule, references to entering on and taking possession of land do not include doing so under articles 14 (protective works to buildings), 15 (authority to survey and investigate land), 29 (temporary use of land for constructing the authorised development) or 30 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) of the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024.