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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-crewe-act-2021/section-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/2",
  "legislation_title": "High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-crewe-act-2021",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Acquisition of subsoil or under-surface",
  "text": "(1) The power under section 4(1) in relation to land may be exercised in relation to the subsoil or under-surface of the land only.\n(2) The following do not apply in connection with the exercise of the power under section 4(1) in relation to subsoil or under-surface only—\n(a) Schedule 2A to the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in notice to treat);\n(b) Schedule A1 to the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (corresponding provision in case of general vesting declaration);\n(c) section 153(4A) of TCPA 1990 (blighted land: proposed acquisition of part interest - material detriment test).\n(3) Subsection (2) is to be disregarded where the power under section 4(1) is exercised in relation to a cellar, vault, arch or other construction forming part of a house, building or factory.\n(4) Schedule 11 contains provision which in certain cases restricts the power under section 4(1) to the subsoil or under-surface of land.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/2/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:59:14.315153+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}