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High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

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(1) The nominated undertaker may enter upon and use airspace above the surface of land specified in subsection (7) for the oversailing of cranes used by the nominated undertaker for Phase One purposes. (2) The power under subsection (1) is exercisable on giving at least 7 days' notice to the owners and occupiers of the land. (3) The nominated undertaker may not, without the agreement of the owners of the land, use airspace above the surface of the land as mentioned in subsection (1) after the end of 7 days beginning with the date of completion of the activities for which the crane has been used. (4) The nominated undertaker must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land above which the power under subsection (1) is exercised for any loss which they may suffer by reason of the exercise of that power. (5) Any dispute as to a person's entitlement to compensation under subsection (4), or as to the amount of compensation, must be determined under and in accordance with Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1961. (6) Nothing in this section affects any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (as applied by section 4(3) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1)) or under any other enactment, otherwise than for loss for which compensation is payable under subsection (4). (7) This is the land referred to in subsection (1)— Area | Number of land shown on deposited plans London Borough of Camden | 865, 866, 877 to 888, 890, 895 to 898, 902, 903, 909, 913 to 915, 922 to 925, 927, 929 to 931, 943, 944, 956, 957, 969, 1039, 1046, AP3-1 London Borough of Hillingdon | 581, 582, 589, 592, 596, 599

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(1) The nominated undertaker may enter upon and use airspace above the surface of land specified in subsection (7) for the oversailing of cranes used by the nominated undertaker for Phase One purposes. (2) The power under subsection (1) is exercisable on giving at least 7 days' notice to the owners and occupiers of the land. (3) The nominated undertaker may not, without the agreement of the owners of the land, use airspace above the surface of the land as mentioned in subsection (1) after the end of 7 days beginning with the date of completion of the activities for which the crane has been used. (4) The nominated undertaker must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land above which the power under subsection (1) is exercised for any loss which they may suffer by reason of the exercise of that power. (5) Any dispute as to a person's entitlement to compensation under subsection (4), or as to the amount of compensation, must be determined under and in accordance with Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1961. (6) Nothing in this section affects any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (as applied by section 4(3) to the acquisition of land under section 4(1)) or under any other enactment, otherwise than for loss for which compensation is payable under subsection (4). (7) This is the land referred to in subsection (1)— Area | Number of land shown on deposited plans London Borough of Camden | 865, 866, 877 to 888, 890, 895 to 898, 902, 903, 909, 913 to 915, 922 to 925, 927, 929 to 931, 943, 944, 956, 957, 969, 1039, 1046, AP3-1 London Borough of Hillingdon | 581, 582, 589, 592, 596, 599

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