PART 5POWERS OF ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION

Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

article 26 + 26.—(1) After the end of the period of 10 years beginning on the start date—

article 26 1 a + (a)no notice to treat is to be served under Part 1 (compulsory purchase under Acquisition of Land Act of 1946) of the 1965 Act; and

article 26 1 b + (b)no declaration is to be executed under section 4 (execution of declaration) of the 1981 Act as applied by article 30 (application of the 1981 Act).

(2) The authority conferred by article 33 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development) ceases at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), except that nothing in this paragraph prevents the undertaker remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession was taken before the end of that period.

term start date + (3) In this article “start date” means the later of the day after—

article 26 3 a + (a)the period for legal challenge in section 118 of the 2008 Act expires; or

article 26 3 b + (b)the final determination of any legal challenge under that section,

whichever is later.