1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

    1. Powers of acquisition

      1. 3.Power to acquire land

      2. 4.Application of Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965

      3. 5.Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

      4. 6.Powers to acquire new rights

      5. 7.Powers to acquire subsoil only

      6. 8.Rights under or over streets

      7. 9.Disregard of certain interests and improvements

      8. 10.Acquisition of part of certain properties

      9. 11.Extinction of private rights of way

      10. 12.Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

  4. PART III MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 13.Certification of plans etc.

    2. 14.Modification of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1994

    3. 15.For protection of Railtrack PLC

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

      1. Compensation Enactments

        1. 1.The enactments for the time being in force with respect...

        2. 2.(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1 above,...

      2. Adaptation of the 1965 Act

        1. 3.(1) The 1965 Act shall have effect with the modifications...

        2. 4.For section 7 of the 1965 Act (measure of compensation)...

        3. 5.For section 8 of the 1965 Act (provisions as to...

        4. 6.The following provisions of the 1965 Act (which state the...

        5. 7.Section 11 of the 1965 Act (powers of entry) shall...

        6. 8.Section 20 of the 1965 Act (protection for interests of...

        7. 9.Section 22 of the 1965 Act (protection of acquiring authority’s...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      FOR PROTECTION OF RAILTRACK PLC

      1. 1.For the protection of Railtrack PLC the following provisions shall,...

      2. 2.In this article “railway property” has the same meaning as...

      3. 3.The Executive shall not in the exercise of article 8...

      4. 4.Except with the consent of Railtrack PLC—

      5. 5.The consent of Railtrack PLC for the purpose of paragraph...

      6. 6.Section 18 (For protection of British Railways Board) of the...

      7. 7.Any dispute arising between the Executive and Railtrack PLC under...

  7. Explanatory Note