Part 2Compulsory purchase etc
CHAPTER 1Temporary possession of land
18Power to take temporary possession of land
1
Subsection (2) applies where a person (an “acquiring authority”)—
a
has a power conferred by an Act to acquire land compulsorily (with or without authorisation from another person), or
b
is or has been, at any time, otherwise authorised to acquire land compulsorily.
2
The acquiring authority may, for purposes connected with the purposes for which it could acquire land compulsorily, take temporary possession of land—
a
by agreement, or
b
compulsorily, if authorised to do so in accordance with section 19.
3
Subject to any express provision in another Act, the power in subsection (2) is the only power under which a person may take temporary possession of land compulsorily.
4
For the purposes of this Chapter references to acquiring land include references to acquiring a right over land by creation.