The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023

Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

31.—(1) Part 1 (compulsory purchase under Acquisition of Land Act of 1946) 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)(1) (extension of time limit during challenge) for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order), the three year period mentioned in section 4” substitute “section 118 (legal challenges relating to applications for orders granting development consent) of the Planning Act 2008, the five year period mentioned in article 27 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily) of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023”.

(3) In section 11A(2) (powers of entry: further notices of entry)—

(a)in subsection (1)(a) after “land” insert “under that provision”; and

(b)in subsection (2) after “land” insert “under that provision”.

(4) In section 22(2) (interests omitted from purchase), for “section 4 of this Act” substitute “article 27 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily) of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023”.

(5) In Schedule 2A(3) (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in notice to treat)—

(a)for paragraphs 1(2) and 14(2) substitute—

“(2) But see article 32(3) (acquisition of subsoil or air-space only) of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023, which excludes the acquisition of subsoil only from this Schedule.”; and

(b)after paragraph 29 insert—

“PART 4INTERPRETATION

30.  In this Schedule, references to entering on and taking possession of land do not include doing so under article 22 (protective work to buildings) or article 33 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development) or article 34 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023.”.