Article 16 Power to acquire landI1

England, Wales and Scotland

Network Rail may acquire compulsorily so much of the land shown on the Order plans within the Order limits and described in the book of reference—

(a)

as is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4 (acquisition of land for construction of the authorised works) and as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works; and

(b)

as is specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 4 (acquisition of land for specified purposes), and as may be required for any purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Part,

and may use any land so acquired for the purposes of, or for any other purposes that are ancillary to, its railway undertaking as existing from time to time.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 16 in force at 20.7.2010, see art. 1