PART 3ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
Temporary possession or use of land
Temporary use of land in connection with the development9
1
— Network Rail may, in connection with the development and the creation of the new public right of way, enter upon and take temporary possession of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 3 (land of which temporary possession may be taken) for the purposes described in column (3).
2
Not less than 14 days before entering upon and taking temporary possession of land under this article Network Rail must serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land.
3
Network Rail may not, without the agreement of the owners of the land, remain in possession of any land under this article after the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of completion of the works for the purposes of which temporary possession of that land was taken.
4
Before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, Network Rail must remove all temporary works and restore the land to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land; but Network Rail is not required to replace a building removed in connection with the implementation of the development or remove any part of the new public right of way on the land.
5
Network Rail must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the powers conferred by this article.
6
Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (5), or as to the amount of the compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
7
Without affecting article 18 (no double recovery), nothing in this article affects any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2)24 (further provision as to compensation for injurious affection) of the 1965 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (5).
8
The powers of compulsory acquisition of land conferred by this Order do not apply in relation to the land referred to in paragraph (1) except that Network Rail is not precluded from—
a
acquiring new rights over any part of that land under article 8 (power to acquire new rights); or
b
the temporary use of airspace under article 10 (cranes).
9
Where Network Rail takes possession of land under this article, it is not required to acquire the land or any interest in it.
10
Section 1325 (refusal to give possession to the acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act applies to the temporary use of land under this article.