# The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023, Article 20: Application of the 1981 Act


(1) The 1981 Act applies as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order.
(2) The 1981 Act, as applied by paragraph (1), has effect with the following modifications.
(3) In section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration), in subsection (2), omit the words from “, and this subsection” to the end.
(4) Omit sections 5A (time limit for general vesting declaration).
(5) In section 5B (extension of time limit during challenge) for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order), the three year period mentioned in section 5A” substitute “section 22 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (validity of orders under section 1 or 3), the five year period mentioned in article 26 (time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition) of the Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023”.
(6) In section 6 (notices after execution of declaration), in subsection (1)(b), for “section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981” substitute “section 14A of the Transport and Works Act 1992”.
(7) In section 7 (constructive notice to treat), in subsection (1)(a), omit “(as modified by section 4 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981)”.
(8) In Schedule A1 (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in general vesting declaration), for paragraph 1(2) substitute—
“(2) But see article 21 (power to acquire airspace only) of the Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023, which excludes the acquisition of airspace only from this Schedule.”.
(9) References to the 1965 Act in the 1981 Act are construed as references to that Act as applied to the acquisition of land under article 18 (power to acquire land) by article 19 (application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/815/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rother-valley-railway-bodiam-to-robertsbridge-junction-order-2023/article-20
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