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Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2007

2007 asp 19 · Enacted 8 May 2007 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to authorise the construction of new railways between Drumgelloch and Bathgate, including new stations at Caldercruix and Armadale; to authorise the use of land for relocated stations at Drumgelloch and Bathgate; to authorise related improvements to the existing railways between Airdrie and Drumgelloch and Bathgate and Edinburgh; to regularise the operation of certain enactments relating to the existing railway affected by the works so authorised; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 28th March 2007 and received Royal Assent on 8th May 2007

Contents

  1. Part 1: Works, etc.
  2. Works
  3. 1Power to construct scheduled works and ancillary works
  4. 2The scheduled works
  5. 3The ancillary works
  6. 4Permitted deviation within limits
  7. 5Access to works
  8. 6Construction, maintenance and vesting of new or altered roads and vesting of bus lay-by, car parks and cyclepath
  9. 7Vesting of private accesses
  10. 8Vesting of freight depot and associated facilities
  11. 9Registration of vested land
  12. 10Permanent stopping up of roads
  13. 11Private crossings
  14. 12Power to execute road works
  15. 13Works to be major works for roads purposes
  16. 14Agreements with roads authorities, etc.
  17. Supplemental powers
  18. 15Temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of roads
  19. 16Discharge of water
  20. Part 2: Land
  21. Powers of acquisition
  22. 17Power to acquire land
  23. 18Acquisition of subsoil or rights
  24. 19Purchase of specific new rights over land
  25. 20Rights in roads or public places
  26. 21Temporary use of land for construction of works
  27. Compensation
  28. 22Disregard of certain interests and improvements
  29. 23Set-off of betterment against compensation
  30. 24Application of legislation relating to certificates of appropriate alternative development
  31. 25No double recovery
  32. Supplementary
  33. 26Acquisition of part of certain properties
  34. 27Extinction or suspension of private rights of way
  35. 28Power to enter land for survey, etc.
  36. 29Further powers of entry
  37. 30Persons under disability may grant servitudes, etc.
  38. 31Parliamentary plans and book of reference: adjustments agreed with landowners and correction of errors
  39. 32Period for compulsory acquisition of land
  40. 33Extension of time
  41. 34Time limit on validity of notices to treat
  42. 35General vesting declarations
  43. 36Application of Crichel Down Rules
  44. Part 3: Miscellaneous and general
  45. 37Registration of new rights
  46. 38Power to fell, etc. trees or shrubs
  47. 39Powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.
  48. 40Statutory undertakers, etc.
  49. 41Historic obligations relating to former railway
  50. 42Listed buildings
  51. 43Saving for town and country planning
  52. 44Assessment of effects on natural habitats
  53. 45Mitigation of environmental impacts
  54. 46Compliance with code of construction practice, noise and vibration policy and mitigation commitment documents
  55. 47Regulation of mitigation measures
  56. 48Protection of the water environment
  57. 49Saving for Railways Act 1993
  58. 50Blighted land
  59. 51Real burdens and servitudes, etc. affecting land acquired
  60. 52Limits of existing railways
  61. 53Certification of plans, etc.
  62. 54Registration of new rights
  63. 55Dispute resolution
  64. 56Service of notices, etc.
  65. Part 4: Supplementary
  66. 57Incorporation of enactments
  67. 58Interpretation
  68. 59Rights of Scottish Ministers
  69. 60Short title
  70. Schedule 1: Scheduled works
  71. Paragraph
  72. Paragraph
  73. Paragraph
  74. Paragraph
  75. Paragraph
  76. Paragraph
  77. Paragraph
  78. Paragraph
  79. Paragraph
  80. Paragraph
  81. Paragraph
  82. Paragraph
  83. Paragraph
  84. Paragraph
  85. Paragraph
  86. Paragraph
  87. Paragraph
  88. Paragraph
  89. Schedule 2: Ancillary works
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. 7Paragraph 7
  97. 8Paragraph 8
  98. 9Paragraph 9
  99. 10Paragraph 10
  100. 11Paragraph 11
  101. 12Paragraph 12
  102. 13Paragraph 13
  103. Schedule 3: Stopping up and diversion of roads
  104. 1Roads to be permanently stopped up
  105. 2Roads to be temporarily stopped up
  106. Schedule 4: Private crossings
  107. 1Continuing private crossings
  108. 2Discontinued private crossings
  109. Schedule 5: Acquisition of land, etc. outside limits of deviation
  110. 1Acquisition of land
  111. 2Acquisition of permanent rights
  112. 3Acquisition of temporary rights
  113. Schedule 6Land of which temporary possession may be taken
  114. Schedule 7: Statutory undertakers, etc.
  115. Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc. on land acquired
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc in stopped up roads
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. Schedule 8: Listed buildings
  120. 1Paragraph 1
  121. 2Paragraph 2
  122. 3Paragraph 3
  123. Schedule 9: Code of construction practice
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. 2Paragraph 2
  126. 3Paragraph 3
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. 5Paragraph 5
  129. 6Paragraph 6
  130. Schedule 10Enactments authorising existing railways
  131. Schedule 11: Roads, bus lay-by, car parks and cyclepath
  132. 1Construction and maintenance
  133. 2Vesting in roads authority
  134. 3Vesting of private accesses