# The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012, Article 17: Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

Extent: E+W+S

(1) After the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which the Order is made—
(a) no notice to treat is to be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act; and
(b) no declaration is to be executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 as applied by article 20 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).
(2) The authority conferred by article 23 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project) ceases at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), except that nothing in this paragraph prevents Network Rail remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession was taken before the end of that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2284/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-ipswich-chord-order-2012/article-17
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