Article 29 Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

The powers conferred by articles 14, 16 and 17 for the compulsory acquisition of land and of servitudes or other rights and the imposition of obligations shall cease after five years beginning on the date on which this Order comes into force.

The powers conferred by articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 for the compulsory acquisition of such lands and of servitudes or other rights and the imposition of obligations shall, for the purposes of this article, be deemed to have been exercised in relation to any land, servitude or right or obligation, if before the expiry of five years beginning on the date on which this Order comes into force–