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The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002

S.I. 2002/412 · Made 21 February 2002

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TRANSPORT AND WORKS, ENGLAND

TRANSPORT, ENGLAND

Made 21st February 2002

Coming into force 14th March 2002

Whereas an application has been made to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (“the Secretary of State”), in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 1992f1 made under sections 6, 7 and 10 of the Transport and Works Act 1992f2 (“the 1992 Act”), for an Order under sections 1 and 5 of the 1992 Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State caused an inquiry to be held for the purposes of the application pursuant to section 11 of the 1992 Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State, having considered the report of the person who held the inquiry, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications which in his opinion do not make any substantial change in the proposals;

And whereas notice of the Secretary of State’s determination was published in the London Gazette on 15th February 2002;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 to 13 and 15 to 17 of Schedule 1 to, the 1992 Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1992/2902.

f2

1992 c. 42.

Contents

  1. Part I: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  5. Part II: WORKS PROVISIONS
  6. Principal powers
  7. 4Power to construct and maintain works
  8. 5Power to deviate
  9. Streets
  10. 6Power to alter layout of streets
  11. 7Power to keep apparatus in streets
  12. 8Power to execute street works
  13. 9Temporary stopping up of streets
  14. 10Maintenance of altered streets
  15. 11Agreements with street authorities
  16. Supplemental powers
  17. 12Discharge of water
  18. 13Power to survey and investigate land
  19. 14Planning permission : supplementary matters
  20. Part III: ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
  21. Powers of acquisition
  22. 15Power to acquire land
  23. 16Application of Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
  24. 17Application of Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
  25. 18Powers to acquire new rights
  26. 19Rights in streets
  27. Compensation
  28. 20Disregard of certain interests and improvements
  29. Supplementary
  30. 21Acquisition of part of certain properties
  31. 22Extinction of private rights of way
  32. 23Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition
  33. Part IV: OPERATION OF BUSWAY SYSTEM
  34. 24Power to operate and use busway system
  35. 25Maintenance of approved works etc.
  36. 26Power to charge fares
  37. 27Traffic signs
  38. 28Power to fell or lop trees
  39. 29Obstruction of construction of busway
  40. 30Power to make byelaws
  41. 31Power to contract for police services
  42. 32Powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.
  43. 33Application of Landlord and Tenant law
  44. 34Town and country planning
  45. Part V: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  46. 35Statutory undertakers etc.
  47. 36Protection of interests
  48. 37Application of existing enactments
  49. 38Crown rights
  50. 39Minerals
  51. 40Certification of plans etc.
  52. 41Service of notices
  53. 42No double recovery
  54. 43Disclosure of confidential information
  55. 44Arbitration
  56. 45Withholding of consent
  57. Signature
  58. Schedule 1SCHEDULED WORKS
  59. Schedule 2ACQUISITION OF LAND
  60. Schedule 3STREETS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  61. Schedule 4: MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS
  62. Compensation enactments
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. 2Paragraph 2
  65. Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  66. 3Paragraph 3
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. 5Paragraph 5
  69. 6Paragraph 6
  70. 7Paragraph 7
  71. 8Paragraph 8
  72. 9Paragraph 9
  73. Schedule 5: PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS ETC
  74. Apparatus of statutory undertakers etc. on land acquired
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. 4Paragraph 4
  79. 5Paragraph 5
  80. 6Paragraph 6
  81. Schedule 6: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  82. Part I: GENERAL
  83. Application of Schedule 6
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. Arbitration
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. Part II: PROTECTION FOR RAILTRACK PLC
  88. Interpretation
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. Powers requiring consent of Railtrack PLC
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. Fencing
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. Approval of plans
  95. 4Paragraph 4
  96. Construction of specified works
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. Access
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. Alterations, etc. to railway property
  102. 8Paragraph 8
  103. Repayment of Railtrack’s fees etc.
  104. 9Paragraph 9
  105. Maintenance of specified works
  106. 10Paragraph 10
  107. Illuminated signs etc.
  108. 11Paragraph 11
  109. Alterations, etc. to railway property : repayment of additional expenses
  110. 12Paragraph 12
  111. Indemnity
  112. 13Paragraph 13
  113. 14Paragraph 14
  114. 15Paragraph 15
  115. Part III: PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICITY AND GAS UNDERTAKERS
  116. Interpretation
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. Temporarily stopped up streets etc. : maintenance of apparatus
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. Acquisition of apparatus
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. Removal of apparatus : alternative apparatus
  123. 4Paragraph 4
  124. 5Paragraph 5
  125. Protection of apparatus
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. Stopped up highways : access to apparatus
  128. 7Paragraph 7
  129. Repayment of undertakers' expenses
  130. 8Paragraph 8
  131. Indemnity
  132. 9Paragraph 9
  133. Payment for redundant apparatus
  134. 10Paragraph 10
  135. Existing enactments and agreements
  136. 11Paragraph 11
  137. Part IV: PROTECTION FOR SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS
  138. Interpretation
  139. 1Paragraph 1
  140. Temporarily stopped up streets etc.: maintenance of sewers
  141. 2Paragraph 2
  142. Acquisition of sewers
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. Protection of sewers
  145. 4Paragraph 4
  146. 5Paragraph 5
  147. 6Paragraph 6
  148. Repayment of undertaker’s expenses
  149. 7Paragraph 7
  150. Indemnity
  151. 8Paragraph 8
  152. 9Paragraph 9
  153. Part V: PROTECTION FOR TRAIN OPERATORS
  154. Interpretation
  155. 1Paragraph 1
  156. Indemnity
  157. 2Paragraph 2
  158. 3Paragraph 3
  159. Part VI: PROTECTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
  160. Interpretation
  161. 1Paragraph 1
  162. Application of Water Resources Act 1991 and Land Drainage Act 1991
  163. 2Paragraph 2
  164. Obstructions in rivers and watercourses: approval of plans
  165. 3Paragraph 3
  166. 4Paragraph 4
  167. Maintenance of structures in watercourses
  168. 5Paragraph 5
  169. 6Paragraph 6
  170. Remedying contraventions
  171. 7Paragraph 7
  172. Part VII: PROTECTION FOR RAILWAY PATHS LIMITED AND SUSTRANS
  173. Application of protocol
  174. 1Paragraph 1
  175. 2Paragraph 2
  176. Acquisition of land
  177. 3Paragraph 3
  178. Explanatory note