Subsection (1) confers on the nominated undertaker a power to use any roads on the land specified in the table in Schedule 8 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 for Phase One purposes. Under subsection (2) this power ends 5 years after Phase One of High Speed 2 is brought into general use. Under subsections (3) and (4) compensation is payable to the person responsible for managing the road for any loss suffered as a result of the use of this power, with any disputes about such compensation to be determined under the Lands Compensation Act 1961.
Commentary on provisions of the Act Temporary possession and use of land Section 16: Use of roads