PART 6INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT ORDERS

Provision in orders authorising compulsory acquisition

66Application of compulsory acquisition provisions

1

This section applies in relation to an infrastructure consent order that includes provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land.

2

Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) (procedure for compulsory purchase) applies to the compulsory acquisition of land under the order—

a

as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) applies, and

b

as if the order were a compulsory purchase order under that Act.

3

Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, as applied by subsection (2), has effect with the omission of the following provisions—

a

section 4 (time limit for exercise of compulsory purchase powers);

b

section 10 (compensation for injurious affection).

4

Subsections (2) and (3) are subject to any contrary provision made by the infrastructure consent order.