The London Underground (East London Line Extension) Order 1997

Power to acquire land

17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below the Company may acquire compulsorily–

(a) so much of the land shown on the deposited plans within the limits of deviation for the scheduled works (except in the case of the lands delineated in the deposited plans and thereon numbered 27c and 42c in the London borough of Tower Hamlets) as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works, and

(b) so much of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to this Order as may be required for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule;

and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or (except in the case of the lands delineated in the deposited plans and thereon numbered 27c and 42c in the London borough of Tower Hamlets) for any other purposes connected with or ancillary to its railway undertaking.

(2) (a) The Company shall not under the powers of this Order, without the consent of Railtrack, acquire or enter upon, take or use, whether temporarily or permanently or acquire any new rights over the lands of Railtrack delineated on the deposited plans and thereon numbered:

(i) 1 in the London borough of Islington;

(ii) 283a, 284, 285, 286, 287 in the London borough of Hackney; and

(iii) 1a, 8a, 18a, 19a, 21a, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 28 to 38 inclusive in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

(b) This paragraph shall not prevent the Company from acquiring the interest of any person other than Railtrack in the land mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) above.

(3) The Company shall not under the powers of this Order acquire compulsorily any part of the lands delineated on the deposited plans and thereon numbered 64 and 65 in the London borough of Hackney.