# The A556 (Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement) Development Consent Order 2014, Article 23: Acquisition of subsoil or air-space only

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may acquire compulsorily so much of, or such rights in, the subsoil of or the air-space over the land referred to in paragraph (1) of article 18 (compulsory acquisition of land) as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision instead of acquiring the whole of the land.
(2) Where the Secretary of State acquires any part of, or rights in, the subsoil of or the air-space over land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State is not required to acquire an interest in any other part of the land.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not prevent article 24 (acquisition of part of certain properties) from applying where the Secretary of State acquires a cellar, vault, arch or other construction forming part of a house, building or manufactory.
(4) The power to acquire any part of, or rights in, the subsoil of or the air-space over land does not extend to the plots with reference numbers 2/1h, 2/1l, 2/2b, 2/2e, 2/2g, 2/2j, 2/6f, 2/7c, 2/8e, 2/8f, 2/8g, 2/8h, 3/1a, 3/2p, 3/2q, 3/2r, 3/2s, 3/7, 4/2d, 4/2l, 4/4r, 4/7e, 4/7f, 4/7g, 5/1e and 5/1p.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2269/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a556-knutsford-to-bowdon-improvement-development-consent-order-2014/article-23
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