Transport Act 2000

4 (1) Section 44 (power to obtain rights over land) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (6) after paragraph (b) insert— “and

(c) if the relevant authority in whose favour the order was made is a licence holder, the licence holder,”.

(3) For subsection (7) substitute—

“(7) The ownership of anything shall not be affected by reason only that it is placed on or under, or affixed, to, any land in pursuance of any such order.

(7A) So long as any such order is in force, no person shall, except with the necessary consent, wilfully interfere—

(a) with any works carried out on any land in pursuance of the order, or

(b) with anything installed on, under, over or across any land in pursuance of the order.

(7B) The necessary consent is—

(a) if the relevant authority in whose favour the order is made is the Secretary of State or Eurocontrol, the consent of the Secretary of State,

(b) if that relevant authority is the CAA, the consent of the Secretary of State or the CAA, and

(c) if that relevant authority is a licence holder, the consent of the licence holder.”

(4) In subsection (12) the following shall be inserted after paragraph (c)— “and

(d) a licence holder;”.