The Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013

Compulsory acquisition of land

24.—(1) The undertaker may—

(a) acquire compulsorily so much of the land within the permanent limits and described in the book of reference as is required for the authorised project or to facilitate it, or as is incidental to it; and

(b) use any land so acquired for the purposes authorised by this Order or for any other purposes in connection with or ancillary to the undertaking.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall authorise the undertaker to acquire compulsorily—

(a) any of the land or interests in land specified in Schedule 10 (land or interests in or rights over land not to be acquired compulsorily) that are held by the party mentioned in the third column of that Schedule; or

(b) any rights over those lands that are held by that party,

but the undertaker may acquire by agreement any part of those lands, or any rights over them, and use them, for the purpose referred to in paragraph (1).

(3) This article is subject to article 30 (acquisition of subsoil only), article 32 (rights under or over streets) and article 48 (Crown rights).