# Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, Paragraph 8: New rights: application of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965

Extent: E+W

(1) The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (“CPA 1965”) applies to the compulsory acquisition of new rights under section 89 as it applies to the compulsory purchase of land.
(2) In its application to the compulsory acquisition of such new rights, that Act is to have effect subject to—
(a) the modifications specified in paragraphs 9 to 14, and
(b) such other modifications as are necessary.
(3) One result of sub-paragraph (2)(b) is that, in appropriate contexts, references in that Act to land are to be read as referring, or as including references, to—
(a) the rights acquired or to be acquired, or
(b) land over which the rights are, or are to be, exercisable,
according to the requirements of the particular context.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/34/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-infrastructure-act-2025/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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