Extinction or suspension of private rights of way
14.—(1) All private rights of way over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order shall be 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 the Network Rail under section 11(1) of the 1965 Act,
whichever is the sooner.
(2) All private rights of way over land owned by Network Rail which, being within the Order limits, is required for the purposes of this Order are extinguished on the appropriation of the land for any of those purposes by Network Rail.
(3) All private rights of way over land of which Network Rail takes temporary possession under this Order are suspended and unenforceable for as long as Network Rail remains in lawful possession of the land.
(4) 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, as if it were a dispute under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(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 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.) to this Order applies.
Section 272 was amended by paragraph 103(1) of Schedule 17 to the 2003 Act.