# British Railways Act 1993, Section 18: Appropriating sites of highways


After a highway or part thereof is permanently stopped up under this Act, the Board may, subject to the provisions of the Act of 1845 with respect to mines lying under or near the railway, so far as the said highway or part thereof is bounded on both sides by lands of the Board, appropriate the site thereof without making any payment therefor and use it for the purposes of their undertaking.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1993/4/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-railways-act-1993/section-18
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