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Paragraph 42 I1

England and Wales

(1)

If reasonably requested by the local highway authority, the undertaker must execute and complete a transfer to the local highway authority of any land and rights within the local highway compulsorily acquired by the undertaker pursuant to articles 23 (compulsory acquisition of land) and 26 (compulsory acquisition of rights) for the construction, operation and maintenance of the local highway or to facilitate it, or as is incidental to it, at nil consideration provided that the undertaker has completed all necessary works within the local highway for which that land and rights were compulsorily acquired.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) above does not apply in relation to any land within the local highway compulsorily acquired by the undertaker that has been or is proposed to be permanently stopped up and rights extinguished pursuant to article 16 (permanent stopping up and restriction of use of highways, streets and private means of access).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 8 para. 42 in force at 19.2.2021, see art. 1