{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docklands-light-railway-silvertown-and-london-city-airport-extension-order-2002/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docklands-light-railway-silvertown-and-london-city-airport-extension-order-2002/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1066",
  "legislation_title": "The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docklands-light-railway-silvertown-and-london-city-airport-extension-order-2002",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Power to deviate",
  "text": "(1) In constructing or maintaining any of the scheduled works, DLRL may—\n(a) deviate laterally from the lines or situations shown on the deposited plans within the limits of deviation relating to that work shown on those plans; and\n(b) subject to paragraph (3) below, deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited sections—\n(i) to any extent not exceeding 3 metres upwards; and\n(ii) to any extent downwards.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, in constructing or maintaining those sections of Works Nos. 1 and 3 to be carried on viaduct DLRL may deviate from the design of those viaducts shown on the deposited sections as it thinks fit, including by varying their points of commencement and termination, the number of supporting columns or other structures, the distances between them, the height of the underside of the viaducts above the level of the ground or the distance between the underside of the viaduct and the level of the rails.\n(3) DLRL shall construct and maintain Work No.1 so that between the points measured 700 metres and 2,600 metres from the commencement of that work there is afforded at any vehicular access intersection point a clearance of at least 5.3 metres between the existing level of the access shown on the deposited sections or, if that level is altered by DLRL under its powers under this Order, the altered level, and the underside of the permanent viaduct structure forming part of that work.\n(4) In paragraph (3) above, “vehicular access intersection point” means any point along the route of the section of Work No. 1 referred to in that paragraph where an access road or way that is shown on the deposited sections or which is provided in substitution therefore under this Order, passes underneath that work.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1066/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:00:14.656841+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}