Part 2: Compulsory Purchase Etc Chapter 1: Temporary possession of land Section 20: Notice requirements
This section requires acquiring authorities to give at least three months’ notice of intended entry to those with an interest in or a right to occupy the land before taking temporary possession and requires the notice of intended entry to specify the period for which the acquiring authority is to take temporary possession of the land.
	The acquiring authority has three years in which to exercise their power of temporary possession by service of a notice of intended entry if the authorising instrument is a compulsory purchase order, or five years in any other case (for example, a development consent order).
	This section extends and applies to England and Wales only.