17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below the Company may acquire compulsorily–
(a)so much of the land shown on the deposited plans within the limits of deviation for the scheduled works (except in the case of the lands delineated in the deposited plans and thereon numbered 27c and 42c in the London borough of Tower Hamlets) as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works, and
(b)so much of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to this Order as may be required for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule;
and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or (except in the case of the lands delineated in the deposited plans and thereon numbered 27c and 42c in the London borough of Tower Hamlets) for any other purposes connected with or ancillary to its railway undertaking.
(2) (a) The Company shall not under the powers of this Order, without the consent of Railtrack, acquire or enter upon, take or use, whether temporarily or permanently or acquire any new rights over the lands of Railtrack delineated on the deposited plans and thereon numbered:
(i)1 in the London borough of Islington;
(ii)283a, 284, 285, 286, 287 in the London borough of Hackney; and
(iii)1a, 8a, 18a, 19a, 21a, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 28 to 38 inclusive in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
(b)This paragraph shall not prevent the Company from acquiring the interest of any person other than Railtrack in the land mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) above.
(3) The Company shall not under the powers of this Order acquire compulsorily any part of the lands delineated on the deposited plans and thereon numbered 64 and 65 in the London borough of Hackney.
18.—(1) Part I of the 1965 Act, insofar as not modified by or inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, shall apply to the acquisition of land under this Order–
(a)as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981(1) applies, and
(b)as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order under that Act.
(2) Part I of the 1965 Act, as so applied, shall have effect as if–
(a)section 4 (which provides a time limit for compulsory purchase of land) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3 (which makes provision as to the giving of bonds) were omitted, and
(b)in section 11(1) (which confers power to enter on and to take possession of land subject to a notice to treat on giving not less than 14 days' notice) for the reference to 14 days' notice there were substituted–
(i)in a case where the notice to treat relates only to the acquisition of subsoil or the acquisition of an easement or other right over the land, a reference to notice of one month, or
(ii)in any other case, a reference to notice of 3 months.
19.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of article 17 above, the Company may acquire compulsorily such easements or other rights over any land referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of that article as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision, by creating them as well as by acquiring easements or other rights already in existence.
(2) Subject to section 8 of the 1965 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to this Order), where the Company acquires a right over land under paragraph (1) above the Company shall not be required to acquire a greater interest in it.
(3) Schedule 7 to this Order shall have effect for the purpose of modifying the enactments relating to compensation and the provisions of the 1965 Act in their application in relation to the compulsory acquisition under this article of a right over land by the creation of a new right.
20.—(1) The Company may enter upon and appropriate so much of the subsoil of any street shown within the limits as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works and may use the subsoil for those purposes or any other purpose connected with or ancillary to its railway undertaking.
(2) The power under paragraph (1) above may be exercised in relation to a street without the Company being required to acquire any part of the street or any easement or right in the street.
(3) The Company shall not be required to pay any compensation for the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) above where the street is a highway; but where the street is not a highway any owner or occupier of subsoil suffering loss by the entry upon and appropriation of such subsoil shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part I of the 1961 Act.
(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) above shall not apply in relation to–
(a)any subway or underground building, or
(b)any cellar, vault, arch or other construction in or on a street which forms part of a building fronting onto the street.
(5) Nothing in paragraph (3) above shall relieve the Company from liability to compensate under section 10(2) of the 1965 Act or under Part I of the 1973 Act as incorporated or applied by this Order, arising from the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) above.
21.—(1) The Company may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised works–
(a)enter upon and take temporary possession of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 8 to this Order for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule,
(b)remove any buildings and vegetation from that land, and
(c)construct temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and buildings on the land.
(2) Not less than 28 days before entering upon and taking temporary possession of land under this article the Company shall serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land.
(3) The Company may not, without the agreement of the owners of the land, remain in possession of any land under this article after the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of completion of the scheduled works.
(4) Before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, the Company shall remove all temporary works and restore the land to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land; but the Company shall not be required to replace a building removed under this article.
(5) The Company shall pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the powers conferred by this article.
(6) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (5) above, or as to the amount of the compensation, shall be determined under Part I of the 1961 Act.
(7) Without prejudice to article 33 below, nothing in this article shall affect any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the 1965 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the execution of any works, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (5) above.
(8) The powers of compulsory acquisition of land conferred by this Order shall not apply in relation to the land referred to in paragraph (1) above.
(9) Where the Company takes possession of land under this article, it shall not be required to acquire the land or any interest in it.
(10) In this article “building” includes structure or any other erection.
22.—(1) In assessing the compensation (if any) payable to any person on the acquisition from him of any land under this Order, the tribunal shall not take into account–
(a)any interest in land, or
(b)any enhancement of the value of any interest in land by reason of any building erected, works executed or improvement or alteration made on relevant land,
if the tribunal is satisfied that the creation of the interest, the erection of the building, the execution of the works or the making of the improvement or alteration was not reasonably necessary and was undertaken with a view to obtaining compensation or increased compensation.
(2) In paragraph (1) above “relevant land” means the land acquired from the person concerned or any other land with which he is, or was at the time when the building was erected, the works executed or the improvement or alteration made, directly or indirectly concerned.
23.—(1) This article shall apply instead of section 8(1) of the 1965 Act (as applied by article 18 above) in any case where–
(a)a notice to treat is served on a person (“the owner”) under the 1965 Act (as so applied) in respect of land forming only part of a house, building or manufactory or of land consisting of a house with a park or garden (“the land subject to the notice to treat”), and
(b)a copy of this article is served on the owner with the notice to treat.
(2) In such a case, the owner may, within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the notice was served, serve on the Company a counter-notice objecting to the sale of the land subject to the notice to treat and stating that he is willing and able to sell the whole (“the land subject to the counter-notice”).
(3) If no such counter-notice is served within that period, the owner shall be required to sell the land subject to the notice to treat.
(4) If such a counter-notice is served within that period, the question whether the owner shall be required to sell only the land subject to the notice to treat shall, unless the Company agrees to take the land subject to the counter-notice, be referred to the tribunal.
(5) If on such a reference the tribunal determine that the land subject to the notice to treat can be taken–
(a)without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice, or
(b)in the case of part of land consisting of a house with a park or garden, without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice and without seriously affecting the amenity and convenience of the house,
the owner shall be required to sell the land subject to the notice to treat.
(6) If on such a reference the tribunal determine that only part of the land subject to the notice to treat can be taken–
(a)without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice, or
(b)in the case of part of land consisting of a house with a park or garden, without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice and without seriously affecting the amenity and convenience of the house,
the notice to treat shall be deemed to be a notice to treat for that part.
(7) If on such a reference the tribunal determine that–
(a)the land subject to the notice to treat cannot be taken without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice, but
(b)the material detriment is confined to a part of the land subject to the counter-notice,
the notice to treat shall be deemed to be a notice to treat for the land to which the material detriment is confined in addition to the land already subject to the notice, whether or not the additional land is land which the Company is authorised to acquire compulsorily under this Order.
(8) If the Company agrees to take the land subject to the counter-notice, or if the tribunal determine that–
(a)none of the land subject to the notice to treat can be taken without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice or, as the case may be, without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice and without seriously affecting the amenity and convenience of the house, and
(b)that the material detriment is not confined to a part of the land subject to the counter-notice,
the notice to treat shall be deemed to be a notice to treat for the land subject to the counter-notice whether or not the whole of that land is land which the Company is authorised to acquire compulsorily under this Order.
(9) In any case where by virtue of a determination by the tribunal under this article a notice to treat is deemed to be a notice to treat for less land or more land than that specified in the notice, the Company may, within the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the determination is made, withdraw the notice to treat; and if it does so shall pay the owner compensation for any loss or expense occasioned to him by the giving and withdrawal of the notice, to be determined in case of dispute by the tribunal.
(10) Where the owner is required under this article to sell only part of a house, building or manufactory or of land consisting of a house with a park or garden, the Company shall pay him compensation for any loss sustained by him due to the severance of that part in addition to the value of the interest acquired.
24.—(1) All private rights of way over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order shall be extinguished–
(a)as from the acquisition of the land by the Company, whether compulsorily or by agreement, or
(b)on the entry on the land by the Company under section 11(1) of the 1965 Act,
whichever is sooner.
(2) All private rights of way over land of which the Company takes temporary possession under this Order shall be suspended and unenforceable for as long as the Company remains in lawful possession of the land.
(3) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment or suspension of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part I of the 1961 Act.
(4) This article does not apply in relation to any right of way to which section 271 or 272 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(2) (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers etc.) or paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to this Order applies.
25.—(1) The powers conferred by this Order to acquire land or rights over land compulsorily, and the power conferred by article 21 above to enter upon and take temporary possession of land, shall cease at the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which this Order comes into force.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not prevent the Company remaining in possession of land in accordance with article 21 above after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession of it was taken before the end of that period.