# The East Yorkshire Solar Farm Order 2025, Article 20: Compulsory acquisition of land

Extent: E+W

(1) The undertaker may—
(a) acquire compulsorily so much of the Order land as is required for the authorised development or to facilitate, or as is incidental, to it; and
(b) use any land so acquired for the purpose authorised by this Order or for any other purposes in connection with or ancillary to the undertaking.
(2) This article is subject to article 22(2) (compulsory acquisition of rights), article 23 (private rights), article 25 (acquisition of subsoil only), article 26 (power to override easements and other rights), article 29 (temporary use of land for constructing the authorised development), article 30 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) and article 31 (statutory undertakers).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/585/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/east-yorkshire-solar-farm-order-2025/article-20
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.