Article 30 Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisitionI1

England and Wales

(1)

After the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force—

(a)

no notice to treat is to be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied to the acquisition of land by article 21 (application of the 1965 Act); and

(b)

no declaration is to be executed under section 4 (execution of declaration) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981^f1, as applied by article 22 (application of Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).

(2)

The powers conferred by article 25 (temporary use of land for construction of works) cease at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), except that nothing in this paragraph prevents the Executive remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession of it was taken before the end of that period.

Article 30 Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisitionI1

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