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Forth Crossing Act 2011

2011 asp 2 · Enacted 20 January 2011 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to give the Scottish Ministers power to construct a new bridge over the Firth of Forth and to construct and improve associated roads and structures; to authorise the acquisition, or temporary possession and use, of land for construction and improvement works; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 15th December 2010 and received Royal Assent on 20th January 2011

Contents

  1. Part 1: Works
  2. 1Power to construct Forth Crossing etc.
  3. 2Bridge proportions
  4. 3Maximum construction height
  5. 4Limits of deviation etc.
  6. 5Bridge marking and lighting
  7. 6Interference with navigation
  8. 7Dredging etc.
  9. 8Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
  10. 9Interference with railways
  11. 10Trees and shrubs
  12. Part 2: Roads
  13. 11Special roads
  14. 12Trunk roads
  15. 13Roads to be transferred to local roads authorities
  16. 14Stopping up of roads
  17. 15Stopping up of means of access
  18. 16Extinction of rights of way
  19. 17Solum of stopped up road
  20. 18Works in roads where Ministers are not the roads authority
  21. 19Access to public roads
  22. 20Application of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
  23. Part 3: Land
  24. 21Incorporation of enactments
  25. 22Compulsory acquisition of land
  26. 23Acquisition of land by agreement
  27. 24Acquisition of servitudes and other rights
  28. 25Extinction of real burdens and servitudes etc.
  29. 26Persons under a disability may grant servitudes, etc.
  30. 27Registration of servitudes and other rights
  31. 28Minerals
  32. 29Time limit for compulsory acquisition
  33. Part 4: Taking title to land
  34. Notice to treat procedure
  35. 30Service of a notice to treat
  36. 31Partial acquisitions using notice to treat procedure
  37. 32Severance disputes (notice to treat procedure): Lands Tribunal
  38. 33Severance of agricultural land
  39. 34Notice to treat: time limit
  40. General vesting declarations
  41. 35General vesting declarations
  42. 36Duty to publicise general vesting declarations
  43. Part 5: Powers to enter and use land
  44. 37Temporary possession of land
  45. 38Power to enter land for other purposes
  46. 39Advance entry on land to be acquired
  47. 40Notice of entry
  48. 41Use of land
  49. 42Duty to remedy damage etc.
  50. 43No power to enter homes
  51. 44Warrants authorising entry
  52. 45Obstruction
  53. 46Suspension of real burdens and servitudes etc.
  54. Part 6: Compensation
  55. 47Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963
  56. 48Matters to be considered when assessing compensation
  57. 49Matters to be ignored when assessing compensation
  58. 50Compensation: partial acquisition etc.
  59. 51Compensation: servitudes and other rights
  60. 52Compensation: cutting down or lopping, or cutting back roots of, trees or shrubs
  61. 53Compensation: stopping up
  62. 54Compensation: entering and using land temporarily
  63. 55Compensation: advance entry
  64. 56Compensation where notice to treat becomes invalid
  65. Part 7: Statutory undertakers
  66. 57Apparatus affected by works
  67. 58Works for roads purposes
  68. 59Compensation for removal of water, gas, electricity or communications apparatus
  69. 60Compensation for removal of public sewer
  70. 61Apparatus in stopped up roads
  71. Part 8: Planning permission, listed buildings and conservation areas
  72. 62Planning permission
  73. 63Relaxation of listed building controls
  74. 64Demolition in conservation areas
  75. 65Interpretation of Part 8
  76. Part 9: Environmental matters
  77. 66Mitigation of environmental impact
  78. 67Compliance with code of construction practice and noise and vibration policy
  79. 68Amendment of code of construction practice and noise and vibration policy
  80. 69Protection of water environment
  81. 70Control of noise: Control of Pollution Act 1974
  82. 71Statutory nuisance: noise under the Environmental Protection Act 1990
  83. Part 10: Miscellaneous
  84. 72Blighted land
  85. 73Certification of Parliamentary plans, etc.
  86. 74Changes to Parliamentary plans or book of reference
  87. 75Provision of information on the progress of the Forth Crossing works
  88. 76Formal communications
  89. 77Ancillary provision
  90. 78Crown application
  91. 79Interpretation
  92. 80Commencement
  93. 81Short title
  94. Schedule 1: Principal works
  95. Paragraph
  96. Paragraph
  97. Paragraph
  98. Paragraph
  99. Schedule 2: Ancillary works
  100. 1Paragraph 1
  101. 2Paragraph 2
  102. 3Paragraph 3
  103. 4Paragraph 4
  104. 5Paragraph 5
  105. 6Paragraph 6
  106. 7Paragraph 7
  107. 8Paragraph 8
  108. 9Paragraph 9
  109. 10Paragraph 10
  110. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  111. Schedule 3Special roads
  112. Schedule 4Proposed trunk roads
  113. Schedule 5Existing roads to become trunk roads on date determined by Ministers
  114. Schedule 6Roads to be transferred to local roads authorities
  115. Schedule 7: Roads to be stopped up
  116. 1Stopped up roads for which no substitute is listed
  117. 2Stopped up roads for which substitute roads are listed
  118. Schedule 8: Means of access to be stopped up
  119. 1Means of access for which no substitute is listed
  120. 2Means of access for which a substitute is listed
  121. Schedule 9: Land which may be acquired
  122. 1Acquisition of land
  123. 2Acquisition of rights
  124. Schedule 10Temporary possession of land
  125. Schedule 11Listed buildings: authorised works