# Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if—
(a) a protected right subsists over land of the HCA or a strategic authority outside London and is vested in, or belongs to, statutory undertakers for the purpose of carrying on their undertaking, or
(b) apparatus vested in, or belonging to, statutory undertakers for the purpose of carrying on their undertaking is on, under or over land of the HCA or a strategic authority outside London.
(2) The HCA or strategic authority outside London may serve a notice on the statutory undertakers.
(3) The notice may, in the case of a protected right, state that, at the end of the relevant period, the right will be extinguished.
(4) The notice may, in the case of apparatus, require that, before the end of the relevant period, the apparatus must be removed.
(5) In this paragraph—
“protected right” means—
(a)a right of way on, under or over land, or
(b)a right of laying down, erecting, continuing or maintaining apparatus on, under or over land,
“relevant period” means—
(a)the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of the notice, or
(b)any longer period beginning with that date and specified in the notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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