Article 22 Compulsory acquisition of landI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

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

(2)

This article is subject to —

(a)

article 23 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily or to take land temporarily);

(b)

sub-paragraph (2) of article 24 (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants);

(c)

article 29 (acquisition of subsoil or airspace only);

(d)

article 30 (rights under or over streets);

(e)

article 31 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project);

(f)

article 48 (Crown rights);and

(g)

article 50 (protective provisions).

(3)

The power to compulsorily acquire land conferred under paragraph (1) does not apply to the Order land shown numbered 34/29 and 34/30 on the land plans onshore.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 22 in force at 28.4.2025, see art. 1