1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and revocation

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

   1. Powers of acquisition

      1. 3. Power to acquire land

      2. 4. Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

      3. 5. Application of the 1981 Act

      4. 6. Power to acquire new rights

      5. 7. Power to acquire subsoil or airspace only

   2. Temporary Possession of Land

      1. 8. Temporary possession of land

      2. 9. Temporary use of land for maintenance works

   3. Compensation

      1. 10. Disregard of certain interests and improvements

      2. 11. Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land

   4. Supplementary

      1. 12. Extinction or suspension of private rights of way

      2. 13. Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

4. PART 3 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

   1. 14. Level crossing to be stopped up

   2. 15. Use of private roads for construction

   3. 16. Power to survey and investigate land

   4. 17. Statutory undertakers, etc.

   5. 18. Certification of plans, etc.

   6. 19. Service of notices

   7. 20. No double recovery

   8. 21. Arbitration

   9. 22. Protective provisions

   10. 23. Disapplication of legislative provisions

5. Signature

6. SCHEDULES

   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 limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

         3. 3. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

      2. Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

         1. 4. Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied by article...

         2. 5. (1) The modifications referred to in paragraph 4(a) are as...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      CLOSURE OF LEVEL CROSSING

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS, ETC.

      1. 1. Sections 271 to 274 (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers,...

      2. 2. In the provisions of the 1990 Act, as applied by...

      3. 3. Where any apparatus of public utility undertakers or of a...

      4. 4. Paragraph (3) does not apply in the case of the...

      5. 5. The provisions of the 1990 Act mentioned in paragraph (1),...

      6. 6. In this Schedule— “public communications provider” has the same meaning...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

      1. PART 1 FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS

         1. 1. Application

         2. 2. The provisions of Schedule 4 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers,...

         3. 3. This Part of this Schedule does not apply to apparatus...

         4. 4. Interpretation

         5. 5. Acquisition of apparatus

         6. 6. Alternative apparatus

         7. 7. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

         8. 8. Existing apparatus: protection and access

         9. 9. Expenses

         10. 10. Damage to apparatus: costs, losses, etc.

         11. 11. Enactments and agreements

      2. PART 2 FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

         1. 1. (1) For the protection of any operator, the following provisions...

         2. 2. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as the...

         3. 3. This Part of this Schedule does not apply to—

         4. 4. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

      3. PART 3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC AS GAS UNDERTAKER

         1. 1. Application

         2. 2. Interpretation

         3. 3. On Street Apparatus

         4. 4. Acquisition of land

         5. 5. Removal of apparatus

         6. 6. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

         7. 7. Retained apparatus: protection of SGN

         8. 8. Expenses

         9. 9. Indemnity

         10. 10. Enactments and agreements

         11. 11. Co-operation

         12. 12. Access

         13. 13. Arbitration

         14. 14. Notices

      4. PART 4 THAMES WATER PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

         1. 1. Application

         2. 2. This Part of this Schedule does not apply to apparatus...

         3. 3. This Part of this Schedule includes all protective provisions between...

         4. 4. Interpretation

         5. 5. Acquisition of apparatus

         6. 6. Alternative apparatus

         7. 7. (1) Where, in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule,...

         8. 8. Existing apparatus: protection and access

         9. 9. Expenses

         10. 10. Damage to apparatus: costs, losses, etc.

         11. 11. Enactments and agreements

7. Explanatory Note