Section 14 – Purchase of specific new rights under land
73.In addition to section 13, in relation to the land within the limits of land to be acquired or used which is specified in columns (1), (2) and (3) of Part 2 of schedule 5, section 14 enables the authorised undertaker to acquire new rights over that land for the specific purposes mentioned in column (4). This is mainly to allow access for construction and then maintenance of the railway.
74.Section 14(2) relates to the specific protection from compulsory acquisition of land afforded to CGM (Oswald) Ltd under section 12(2), explained in paragraph 66 above. It makes specific provision for the authorised undertaker to acquire permanent rights of access to the land as required for the purpose of maintaining the authorised works within plot 45.