Article 31 Statutory undertakersI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In accordance with this Order and subject to Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 12 (protective provisions), the undertaker may—

(a)

acquire compulsorily the land belonging to statutory undertakers shown on the land plans within the Order limits and described in the book of reference;

(b)

extinguish rights of, and remove or reposition apparatus belonging to, statutory undertakers within the Order limits; and

(c)

acquire compulsorily the new rights over land belonging to statutory undertakers within the Order limits referred to in Schedule 5 and described in the book of reference.

(2)

In this article, “statutory undertaker” means—

(a)

a person falling within section 127(8) of the 2008 Act; and

(b)

a public communications provider (as defined in section 151(1) of the Communications Act 2003^f1).

Article 31 Statutory undertakersI1

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