PART 5POWERS OF ACQUISITION

Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

26.—(1) Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied to this Order by section 125 (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act, is modified as follows.

(2) In section 4A(1) (extension of time limit during challenge)—

(a)for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order)” substitute “section 118 of the Planning Act 2008 (legal challenges relating to applications for orders granting development consent)”; and

(b)for “the three year period mentioned in section 4” substitute “the five year period mentioned in article 21 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily) of the Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant Development Consent Order 2022”.

(3) In section 22(2) (interests omitted from purchase), for “section 4 of this Act” substitute “article 21 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily) of the Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant Development Consent Order 2022”.