Article 20 Compulsory acquisition of land

The undertaker may acquire compulsorily so much of the Order land as is required to carry out the authorised development, or to facilitate it, or as is incidental to it.

This article is subject to article 22 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily), article 23(2) (compulsory acquisition of rights etc.), article 27 (acquisition of subsoil only), article 29 (rights under or over streets), article 30 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development), article 31 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development), (article 45 (Crown rights) and article 46 and Schedule 14 (protective provisions).