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South Yorkshire Light Rail Transit Act 1989

Part III
Lands

Power to acquire lands.

10.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive may enter upon, take and use such of the lands delineated on the deposited plans and described in the deposited book of reference as they may require for the purposes of the authorised works or for any purpose connected with, or ancillary to, their undertaking.

(2) Without prejudice to that generality, the Executive may, subject to the provisions of this Act, enter upon, take and use, for each of the purposes specified in column (1) of Schedule 3 to this Act, all or any of the lands in the City of Sheffield referred to in relation to that purpose in columns (2) and (3) of that schedule.

11.—(1) Application of land purchase provisions of Act of 1988|text=The following provisions of the Act of 1988 relating to the acquisition of lands or rights thereover shall, subject to the modifications specihed in subsection (2) below and any other necessary modifications, apply to the lands delineated on the deposited plans and described in the deposited book of reference as they apply to the lands referred to in those provisions:—

  • Section 23 (Extinction of private rights of way)
  • Section 24 (Power to acquire new rights)
  • Section 25 (Acquisition of part only of certain properties)
  • Section 26 (Disregard of recent improvements and interests);
  • Section 27 (Compensation in respect of depreciation in value of interest in land subject to mortgage);
  • Section 28 (Grant of rights by persons under disability);
  • Section 30 (Correction of errors in deposited plans and book of reference):
  • Schedule 4.

(2) For the purposes of this section, in the said section 30—

(a) for the reference to the proper officer of any local authority other than the Sheffield City Council, there shall be substituted reference to the proper officer of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; and

(b) for the references to the deposited plans and the deposited book of reference within the meaning of the Act of 1988, there shall be substituted references to the deposited plans and the deposited book of reference within the meaning of this Act.

Period of compulsory purchase of lands

12.—(1) The powers of the Executive for the compulsory acquisition of the lands which they are authorised to acquire by this Part of this Act shall not be exercised after five years from the passing of this Act.

(2) The powers of the Executive for the compulsory acquisition of' the said lands and rights shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been exercised if notice to treat has been served in respect of those lands and rights.

Part IV
Protective Provisions

Application of protective of Act

13.—(1) The following protective provisions of the Act of 1988 shall, subject to the modifications specified in subsection (2) below and any other necessary modifications, apply for the purposes of this Act as they apply for the purposes of that Act:—