17.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights of way over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order are extinguished—
(a)as from the date of acquisition of the land by Network Rail, whether compulsorily or by agreement; or
(b)on the date of entry on the land by Network Rail under section 11(1) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act,
whichever is the sooner.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this article, all private rights of way over land owned by Network Rail and required for the purposes of this Order are extinguished on the appropriation of the land for any of those purposes by Network Rail.
(3) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under
(4) .
(5) This article does not apply in relation to any right of way to which section 271 or 272(1) (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers etc.) of the 1990 Act applies.
(6) Paragraphs (1) to (3) have effect subject to—
(a)any notice given by Network Rail before—
(i)the completion of the acquisition of the land;
(ii)Network Rail’s appropriation of it; or
(iii)Network Rail’s entry on to it,
that any or all of those paragraphs do not apply to any right of way specified in the notice; and
(b)any agreement made at any time between Network Rail and the person in or to whom the right of way in question is vested or belongs.
(7) If any such agreement as is referred to in paragraph (5)(b)—
(a)is made with a person in or to whom the right of way is vested or belongs; and
(b)is expressed to have effect also for the benefit of those deriving title from or under that person,
it is effective in respect of the persons so deriving title, whether the title was derived before or after the making of the agreement.
Section 272 was amended by paragraph 103(1) and (2) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).