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The British Railways Act 1990 (Arpley Chord) (Extension of Time) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/1039 · Made 30 March 1994

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TRANSPORT AND WORKS

TRANSPORT

Made 30th March 1994

Coming into force 20th April 1994

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1and 5 of the Trnsport and Works Act 1992f1and on the application of the British Railways Board, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 42.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Extension of time for the compulsory purchase of certain land
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the British Railways Act 1990 (Arpley Chord) (Extension of Time) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 20th April 1994.

2Extension of time for the compulsory purchase of certain land

(1)

The period now limited by section 28 of the British Railways Act 1990f1(“the 1990 Act”) for the compulsory purchase of the land mentioned in paragraph (2) below is hereby extended until and including 31st December 1999.

(2)

The land referred to in paragraph (1) above is the land authorised to be purchased by section 25 (purchase of land) or 26 (purchase of rights over land) of the 1990 Act for the purposes of Work No. 5 (Railway at Warrington) authorised by section 5 of the 1990 Act.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

J. R. Coates

An Under Secretary,

Department of Transport

30th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The British Railways Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) authorised the construction of a railway at Warrington (“the Arpley Chord”). Under section 28 of the 1990 Act the powers of compulsory purchase for the acquisition of land for the construction of the Arpley Chord cease on 31st December 1994.

This Order extends to 31st December 1999 the time within which the British Railways Board may exercise the powers of compulsory purchase in the 1990 Ac so far as they relate to the Arpley Chord.

The applicants for the Order are the British Railways Board.