# The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017, Article 35: Extinction or suspension of private rights of way


(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights of way over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order are extinguished—
(a) as from the acquisition of the land by the promoter, whether compulsorily or by agreement; or
(b) on the entry on the land by the promoter under section 11(1) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act,
whichever is sooner.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights of way over land owned by the promoter which is within the permanent limits and is required for the purposes of this Order, are extinguished on the appropriation of the land for any of those purposes by the promoter.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights of way over land of which the promoter takes temporary possession under this Order are suspended and unenforceable for as long as the promoter remains in lawful possession of the land.
(4) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment or suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(5) This article does not apply in relation to any right of way to which section 271 or 272 (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers, etc.) of the 1990 Act applies.
(6) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) have effect subject to—
(a) any notice given by the promoter before
(i) the completion of the acquisition of;
(ii) the promoter’s appropriation of;
(iii) the promoter’s entry onto; or
(iv) the promoter’s taking temporary possession of,
the land, that any or all of those paragraphs do not apply to any right of way specified in the notice; and
(b) any agreement made (whether before or after any of the events mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) and before or after the coming into force of this Order) between the promoter and the person in or to whom the right of way in question is vested or belongs.
(7) If any such agreement as is referred to in paragraph (6)(b) which is made with a person in or to whom the right of way is vested or belongs is expressed to have effect also for the benefit of those deriving title from or under the 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1214/article/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blackpool-tramway-blackpool-north-extension-order-2017/article-35
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