# High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017, Paragraph 4


(1) References in this Schedule to the ““applicable compulsory acquisition powers”” are to—
(a) the power to serve a notice to treat under Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, as applied by section 4(3) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1), and
(b) the power to execute a declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, as applied by section 4(4) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1).
(2) In this Schedule—
“"lessee”” means a person who holds an interest under a lease which has at least 21 years to run at the date of the giving of a relevant notice by that person;
“"owner””, in relation to land, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or reversion.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/7/schedule/13/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-act-2017/schedule-13/paragraph-4
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