PART 5POWERS OF ACQUISITION

Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

32.—(1) —Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied to this Order by section 125(1)(application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act, is modified as follows.

(2) In section 4A(1)(2) (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 4” substitute “section 118 of the Planning Act 2008 (legal challenges relating to applications for orders granting development consent)(3), the five year period mentioned in article 24 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land and rights compulsorily) of the National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024”.

(3) In section 11A(4) (powers of entry: further notice of entry)—

(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “land” insert “under that provision”;

(b)in subsection (2), after “land” insert “under that provision”.

(4) In section 22(2) (expiry of time limit for exercise of compulsory purchase power not to affect acquisition of interests omitted from purchase), for “section 4 of this Act” substitute “article 24 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land and rights compulsorily) of the National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024”.

(5) In Schedule 2A(5) (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in notice to treat)—

(a)for paragraphs 1(2) and 14(2) substitute—

(2) But see article 34 (acquisition of subsoil or airspace only) on the National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024, which excludes the acquisition of subsoil or airspace only from this schedule; and

(b)after paragraph 29, end insert—

PART 4INTERPRETATION

30.  In this Schedule, references to entering on and taking possession of land do not include doing so under articles 20 (protective works to buildings), articles 36 (temporary use of land by National Grid), 37 (temporary use of land by NPG) and 38 (temporary use of land by NGN) or 39 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) of the National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024.

(1)

Section 125 was amended by section 190 of, and paragraph 17, Schedule 16 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22).

(2)

Section 4A(1) was inserted by Part 7, section 202(1) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), subject to the transitional provisions specified in S.I. 2016/733 regulation 9.

(3)

Section 118 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 59 of Schedule 13, and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and section 92(4) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2).

(4)

Section 11A was inserted by section 186(3) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) subject to the transitional provisions specified in S.I. 2017/75 regulation 3.

(5)

Schedule 2A was inserted by section 216(3) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 17 to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), subject to the transitional provisions specified in S.I. 2017/75 regulation 5.