PART 5POWERS OF ACQUISITION

Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

article 28 + 28.—(1) Part 1 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)—

article 28 2 a + (a)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, the seven year period mentioned in article 23 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily or take land temporarily) of the Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025”.

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

article 28 3 a + (a)in subsection (1)(a), after “land” insert “under that provision”; and

article 28 3 b + (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 23 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily or take land temporarily) of the Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025”.

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

article 28 5 a + (a)for paragraphs 1(2) and 14(2) substitute—

“(2) But see article 31(3) (acquisition of subsoil or airspace only) of the Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025, which excludes the acquisition of subsoil or airspace only from this Schedule”; and

article 28 5 b + (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 18 (protective work to buildings), article 31 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development) or article 32 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) of the Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025.”