# The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015, Article 23: Power to acquire subsoil only

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In the case of the land specified in the table in Part 2 (land of which only subsoil may be acquired) of Schedule 7 (acquisition of land and of subsoil of land only and power to impose restrictive covenants), the Company’s power under article 20(1) (power to acquire land) may, subject to paragraph (2), be exercised only in relation to so much of the subsoil or under-surface of the land as lies more than 9 metres below the level of the surface.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not prevent the Company from exercising the powers conferred by article 24(1) (power to acquire new rights) in relation to so much of the subsoil or under-surface of the land between the land lying more than 9 metres below the level of the surface of the land and the surface of the land.
(3) Where the Company acquires any part of or rights in the subsoil of land under paragraph (1) it is not required to acquire an interest in any other part of the land.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not prevent article 29 (acquisition of part of certain properties) from applying where the Company acquires a cellar, vault, arch or other construction forming part of a house, building or manufactory.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/2044/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-underground-bank-station-capacity-upgrade-order-2015/article-23
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