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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/section-28",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/23",
  "legislation_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026",
  "path": "section/28",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Restrictions on disposal of land by Transport for London",
  "text": "(1) The GLAA 1999 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 163(1), in the words after paragraph (b), for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate person”.\n(3) In section 163(2), for “Secretary of State” substitute “appropriate person”.\n(4) After section 163(4), insert—\n“(4A) Transport for London must consult Network Rail Limited, or a subsidiary of Network Rail Limited nominated by Network Rail Limited, before seeking from the appropriate person—\n(a) consent under subsection (1) in relation to land used by Network Rail, or\n(b) consent under subsection (2) in relation to a company in which is vested land used by Network Rail.\n(4B) The Secretary of State may by regulations—\n(a) amend subsection (4A) by adding or removing a person who must be consulted under that subsection;\n(b) amend this section to include other requirements for Transport for London to consult before seeking a consent under this section.”\n(5) For section 163(5) substitute—\n“(5) Any consent—\n(a) of the appropriate person under this section may be given in relation to any particular transaction or description of transactions; and\n(b) of the Secretary of State under this section may be given subject to conditions.”\n(6) In section 163(7), for “Secretary of State”, substitute “appropriate person”.\n(7) In section 163(8), before “operational land” insert—\n““appropriate person” means—\n(a) in relation to consent under subsection (1)—\n(i) the Mayor of London, in a case where the consent relates to land which is entirely within Greater London and is not Crown land;\n(ii) the Secretary of State, in case where the consent relates to any other land;\n(b) in relation to consent under subsection (2)—\n(i) the Mayor of London, in a case where all the operational land vested in the subsidiary company is entirely within Greater London and is not Crown land;\n(ii) the Secretary of State, in any other case;\n“Crown land” means land in which the Crown has any estate or interest, or over which the Crown has any right;\n“land used by Network Rail” means—\n(a) land that is used wholly or partly for the provision of network services by Network Rail; and\n(b) land that is used by Network Rail wholly or partly for a purpose ancillary or incidental to use of land that falls within paragraph (a);\n“Network Rail” means Network Rail Limited or any subsidiary of Network Rail Limited;\n“network services” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993 (see section 82 of that Act);”\n(8) In section 164(a), after “Secretary of State” insert “or Mayor”.\n(9) In section 420, after subsection (5), insert—\n“(5A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 163(4B) of this Act may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 28 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 108(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 28 in force at 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 108(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/section/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:57.197615+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."
}