Article 17 Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition
After the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force—
no notice to treat shall be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act as applied to the acquisition of land by article 4 (application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965); and
no declaration shall be executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981f1a as applied by article 5 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).
The powers conferred by article 10 (temporary use of land for construction of works) shall cease at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), except that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent Network Rail from 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.
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