Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)

Part XII E+W Acquisition, Vesting and Transfer of Land etc.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. XII (ss. 238–271) applied by SI 1986/564, art. 4(2)(a)

Acquisition of land generally E+W

249 Distance limits from highway applicable to compulsory acquisition. E+W

(1) .Subject to subsection (3) below, a highway authority shall not in the exercise of a power to acquire land under any of the provisions of this Act specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 18 to this Act require compulsorily land lying beyond the limit specified in relation to that power in column 2 of that Schedule.

(2) Part II of Schedule 18 has effect with respect to limits specified in Part I of that Schedule.

(3) Nothing in this section applies to land required for purposes connected with the drainage of a highway or proposed highway, or of a maintenance compound, service area, trunk road picnic area or lorry area, or required for the purpose—

(a) of the diversion of a navigable watercourse,

(b) of the carrying out of works authorised by section 110 above, or

(c) of providing protection for a highway or proposed highway against snow, flood, landslide or other hazards of nature.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 249(1) modified (1.4.2018) by The Sub-national Transport Body (Transport for the North) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/103), regs. 1(2), 12(g)(ii)