Article 20 Compulsory acquisition of land

The undertaker may acquire compulsorily so much of the Order land as is required for the authorised development or to facilitate, or is incidental, to it.

Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any existing mines or mining activity.

This article is subject to article 21 (Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily), paragraph (2) of article 22 (compulsory acquisition of rights), article 25 (Acquisition of subsoil only), article 28 (Rights under or over streets) and article 29 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development).