The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022

50.—(1) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by articles 24 (compulsory acquisition of land) or 27 (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants) or the powers conferred by section 11(3) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act in respect of any railway property unless the exercise of such powers is with the consent of Network Rail. E+W

(2) The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order prevent pedestrian or vehicular access to any railway property, unless preventing such access is with the prior written consent of Network Rail.

(3) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by sections 271 (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers: preliminary notices) or 272(1) (extinguishment of rights of electronic communications code network operators: preliminary notices) of the 1990 Act, or article 39 (statutory undertakers), in relation to any right of access of Network Rail to railway property, but such right of access may be diverted with the prior written consent of Network Rail.

(4) The undertaker must not under the powers of this Order acquire or use or acquire new rights over any railway property except with the consent of Network Rail.

(5) Where Network Rail is asked to give its consent pursuant to this paragraph, such consent must not be unreasonably withheld but may be given subject to reasonable conditions.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 9 para. 50 in force at 8.9.2022, see art. 1

(1)

Section 272 was amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 103(1) of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).