# The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012, Article 16: Compulsory acquisition of land

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Network Rail may acquire compulsorily so much of the Order land as is required for the authorised project or to facilitate, or is incidental to, it.
(2) This article is subject to paragraph (2) of article 18 (compulsory acquisition of rights) and paragraph (8) of article 23 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project) and does not apply to the land numbered 3, 12, 13, 19a, 29 and 48 on the land plans (land required for highway work sites, protective works and erection of traffic signs).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2284/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-ipswich-chord-order-2012/article-16
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