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Article 28 Power to acquire landI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (3) the Harbour Authority may acquire compulsorily so much of the land shown washed pink on Sheets Nos. 273 to 291 of the deposited plans and described in Schedule 12 as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works.

(2)

The Harbour Authority may use any land so acquired for the purposes of the authorised works or for the purposes of the undertaking or for any other purpose connected with or ancillary to the undertaking, whether such use is by the Harbour Authority alone or jointly with any other person who has an interest in the land.

(3)

The Harbour Authority shall not acquire an interest in the land referred to in paragraph (1) greater than that necessary to enable the Harbour Authority to use the land for the purposes mentioned in this article.

(4)

In this article—

(a)

“land” includes any interest in land; and

(b)

“required” means required by the Secretary of State or any other public authority in connection with, or as a condition of, the authorisation of the authorised work.

Annotations

Commencement

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Art. 28 in force at 16.5.2008, see art. 1