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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988

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Section 2.

SCHEDULE 2E+W Acquisition of Land

Part IE+W Purposes for which Certain Land may be Acquired or Used

Borough of Thurrock12Working site and access to it
Borough of Thurrock21Working site and area of operations for bridge construction
Borough of Thurrock23 and 24Diversion of electricity cables
Borough of DartfordParish of Stone1 and 2Working site and area of operations for bridge construction
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford3 to 7Working site
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford8 to 14Working site
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford33u, 34u and 35uProvision of ground anchors for retaining wall
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford47u to 60uProvision of ground anchors for retaining wall
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford61u, 62u and 63uProvision of ground anchors for retaining wall
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford71, 73, 75, 79 and 81 to 89Working site
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford71u, 72u, 74u, 76u, 77u, 78u, and 80u to 89uProvision of ground anchors for retaining wall
Borough of Dartford Town of Dartford91uProvision of ground anchors for retaining wall

Part IIE+W Supplementary

Period of noticeE+W

1E+WSection 11(1) of the M1Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (power to enter on and take possession of land the subject of a notice to treat after giving not less than fourteen days’ notice) shall have effect in its application by virtue of section 2 of this Act as if for the words “fourteen days” there were substituted the words “one month”.

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Acquisition of rightsE+W

2(1)The Secretary of State may under section 2 of this Act acquire easements or other rights in or over land by creating them as well as acquiring easements or other rights already in existence.E+W

(2)In relation to the compulsory acquisition of a right by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above the provisions of the 1980 Act specified in sub-paragraph (3) below shall apply—

(a)as if references to such a compulsory acquisition were included in references to the compulsory acquisition of a right by virtue of section 250 of that Act; and

(b)as if any such acquisition were made by a compulsory purchase order made in the exercise of highway land acquisition powers.

(3)The provisions are—

(a)section 250(4) and (5) and Part II of Schedule 19 (adaptations of M2Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and the enactments relating to compensation for compulsory purchase);

(b)section 251 (rights acquired to be binding on successive owners of the land); and

(c)sections 252 and 261(2) (power of land owners affected by rights acquisition to compel acquisition of whole interest).

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Subsoil and under-surfaceE+W

3(1)The Secretary of State may under section 2 of this Act acquire so much of the subsoil and under-surface of land as is required as mentioned in that section without being required to acquire any interest in any other part of it.E+W

(2)In the case of any land identified on the deposited plans by a number followed by the suffix “u”, the Secretary of State shall not acquire compulsorily under section 2 of this Act any interest except the subsoil or under-surface or any easement or right in that subsoil or under-surface.

(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above the subsoil and under-surface of any land shall not include any subsoil or under-surface which is 2 metres or less—

(a)where there is a building on the land, below the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the building;

(b)where there is a watercourse or other area of water, below the level of the surface of the adjoining ground which is at all times above water level; or

(c)in any other case, below the level of the surface of the ground.

MineralsE+W

4(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, Parts II and III of Schedule 2 to the M3Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (exception of minerals from compulsory purchase and regulation of the working of mines and minerals underlying an authorised undertaking) shall have effect in relation to lands within the limits of land to be acquired as if those lands were comprised in a compulsory purchase order providing for the incorporation with that order of those Parts of that Schedule.E+W

(2)In the application of that Schedule to lands which the Secretary of State is authorised to acquire under section 2 of this Act, paragraph 1(3) (meaning of underlying) shall have effect as if the prescribed distance in relation to any seam of minerals lying under land adjoining any of the works authorised by this Act were such a lateral distance from those works on every side as is equal at every point along those works to one-half of the depth of the seam below the natural surface of the ground at that point or 40 metres, whichever is the greater.

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Private rights of wayE+W

5(1)All private rights of way over any land which may be acquired compulsorily under section 2 of this Act shall be extinguished on the acquisition of the land, whether compulsorily or by agreement, or on the entry on the land in pursuance of section 11(1) of the M4Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, as applied by section 2 of this Act, whichever is the sooner.E+W

(2)Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of any right under this paragraph shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under and in accordance with Part I of the M5Land Compensation Act 1961.

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Provisions as to compensationE+W

6E+WSection 4 of the M6Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (assessment of compensation where unnecessary work undertaken to obtain compensation) shall have effect in relation to a compulsory acquisition under section 2 of this Act as if it were a compulsory purchase to which that Act applies.

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7E+WWhere land is or rights in or over land are compulsorily acquired under section 2 of this Act, section 261 of the 1980 Act (benefit to be taken into account in assessing compensation) shall have effect as if the acquisition were one in relation to which that section has effect.

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