Article 31 Powers to acquire new rights

The Authority may compulsorily acquire such easements or other rights over any land within the permanent limits as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired, by creating them as well as by acquiring easements or other rights already in existence.

This article is subject to article 32 (new rights only to be acquired in certain lands).

Subject to Schedule 2A to the 1965 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5(8) of Schedule 5 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights)) where the Authority acquires a right over land under paragraph (1) the Authority is not required to acquire a greater interest in that land.

Schedule 5 has effect for the purpose of modifying the enactments relating to compensation and the provisions of the 1965 Act in their application to the compulsory acquisition under this article of a right over land by the creation of a new right.

Paragraph (1) does not apply to the vaults beneath Corporation Street forming part of the land numbered 4 on the works and land plans.