Powers of acquisition
Power to acquire land
16.—(1) The Council may acquire compulsorily—
(a)so much of the land shown on the deposited plans within the limits of deviation as land to be acquired compulsorily and described in the book of reference as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works; and
(b)so much of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 (acquisition of certain lands for ancillary works) (being land shown on the deposited plans and described in the book of reference) as may be required for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule,
and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or for any other purposes that are ancillary to the Croxley Rail Link.
(2) Section 8 (sale, etc., of land used as allotments) of the Allotments Act 1925() does not apply to the acquisition under this Order of the land shown numbered 73a on the deposited plans.
(3) The powers of this article do not apply to plots 22, 73 and 74.
Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
17.—(1) Part 1 of the 1965 Act, in so far as not modified by or inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, applies to the acquisition of land under this Order—
(a)as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981() applies; and
(b)as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order under that Act.
(2) Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied by paragraph (1), has effect as if section 4 (which provides a time limit for compulsory purchase of land) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3 (which makes provision as to the giving of bonds) were omitted.
Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
18.—(1) The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981() applies as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order.
(2) The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, as applied by paragraph (1), has effect with the following modifications.
(3) In section 3 (preliminary notices) for subsection (1) there is substituted—
“(1) Before making a declaration under section 4 with respect to any land which is subject to a compulsory purchase order the acquiring authority must include the particulars specified in subsection (3) in a notice which is—
(a)given to every person with a relevant interest in the land with respect to which the declaration is to be made (other than a mortgagee who is not in possession); and
(b)published in a local newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated. ”.
(4) In that section, in subsection (2), for “(1)(b)” there is substituted “(1)” and after “given” there is inserted “and published”.
(5) In that section, for subsections (5) and (6) there is substituted—
“(5) For the purposes of this section, a person has a relevant interest in land if—
(a)that person is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or in reversion; or
(b)that person holds, or is entitled to the rents and profits of, the land under a lease or agreement, the unexpired term of which exceeds one month.”.
(6) In section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration)—
(a)in subsection (1), after “publication” there is inserted “in a local newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated”; and
(b)subsection (2) is omitted.
(7) In section 7 (constructive notice to treat) in subsection (1)(a), the words “(as modified by section 4 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981)” are omitted.
(8) References to the 1965 Act are construed as references to that Act as applied to the acquisition of land under article 16 (power to acquire land).
Power to acquire new rights
19.—(1) The Council may acquire compulsorily such easements or other rights over any land referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of article 16 (power to acquire land), as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision, by creating them as well as by acquiring easements or other rights already in existence.
(2) The Council may impose restrictive covenants affecting any land referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of article 16 which is or will, on completion of the authorised works, lie beneath the authorised railway where it is running on the viaduct comprised in Work No. 1 as may be required for the purpose of protecting the authorised railway.
(3) Subject to section 8 of the 1965 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights)) where the Council acquires a right over land or the benefit of a restrictive covenant over land under paragraph (1) or (2) or article 20 (new rights etc. only to be acquired in certain lands) the Council is not required to acquire a greater interest in that land.
(4) Schedule 5 has effect for the purpose of modifying the enactments relating to compensation and the provisions of the 1965 Act in their application in relation to the compulsory acquisition under this article or article 20 of a right over land by the creation of a new right or the imposition of a restrictive covenant.
New rights etc. only to be acquired in certain lands
20. The Council may in or over any of the land shown on the deposited plans and specified in column (2) of Schedule 6 (land in which only new rights etc. may be acquired) (being land shown on the deposited plans and described in the book of reference) acquire compulsorily such easements or other new rights as it may require for the purpose described in column (3) of that Schedule.
Power to acquire subsoil or airspace only
21.—(1) The Council may acquire compulsorily so much of, or such rights in, the subsoil of or the airspace over the land referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of article 16 (power to acquire land) as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision instead of acquiring the whole of the land.
(2) Where the Council acquires any part of or rights in the subsoil or airspace over land under paragraph (1) it is not required to acquire an interest in any other part of the land.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not prevent article 27 (acquisition of part of certain properties) from applying where the Council acquires a cellar, vault, arch or other construction forming part of a house, building or manufactory.
Rights under or over streets
22.—(1) The Council may enter upon and appropriate so much of the subsoil of, or airspace over, any street within the Order limits as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works and may use the subsoil or airspace for those purposes or any other purpose ancillary to its railway undertaking.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the power under paragraph (1) may be exercised in relation to a street without the Council being required to acquire any part of the street or any easement or right in the street.
(3) Subject to paragraph (5), any person who is an owner or occupier of land in respect of which the power of appropriation conferred by paragraph (1) is exercised without the Council acquiring any part of that person’s interest in the land, and who suffers loss by the exercise of that power, is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(4) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to—
(a)any subway or underground building; or
(b)any cellar, vault, arch or other construction in, on or under a street which forms part of a building fronting onto the street.
(5) Compensation is not payable under paragraph (3) to any person who is an undertaker to whom section 85 of the 1991 Act applies in respect of measures of which the allowable costs are to be borne in accordance with that section.