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TRANSPORT, ENGLAND

Made 15th May 2002

Coming into force 16th May 2002

The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, on the application of the Bury Metropolitan Borough Council and the Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council for an Order under the Light Railways Act 1896^f1, being satisfied in accordance with section 7 of that Act that its requirements in relation to the publication and service of notices have been satisfied, and having considered objections as required by that section and the draft Order as required by section 9 of that Act, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7 and 10 to 12 of that Act and by section 121(4) of the Transport Act 1968^f2 and now vested in him^f3, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

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f1: 1896 c. 48; section 3 was amended by the Light Railways Act 1912 (c. 19), section 5(1); sections 7 and 9 were repealed in part by the Railways Act 1921 (c. 55), section 86(2) and Schedule 9; section 10 was repealed in part by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), Schedule 1; section 11 was amended by the Light Railways Act 1912, section 5(3), and the Railways Act 1921, section 73(1), and was repealed in part and further amended in respects not relevant to this Order; section 12 was repealed in part by the Finance Act 1929 (c. 21), section 6 and Schedule. The application was made before the commencement of section 68(1) of, and Schedule 4 Part 1 to, the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42).
f2: 1968 c. 73.
f3: Railways Act 1921, section 68(1), and S.I. 1970/1681, 1979/571, 1981/238, 1997/2971 and 2001/2568.