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The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Modification) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/701 · Made 7 March 1994

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TRANSPORT AND WORKS

TRANSPORT

Made 7th March 1994

Coming into force 28th March 1994

The Secretary of State for Transport, on the application of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Transport and Works Act 1992f1, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 42.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Substitution of fixed bridge for opening bridge in description of Work No. 1
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order ay be cited as the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Modification) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 28th March 1994.

2Substitution of fixed bridge for opening bridge in description of Work No. 1

Notwithstanding that the bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal forming part of Work No.1 of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1990f1 is described in section 4 of that Act and referred to in the substituted section deposited for the purposes of that Act as having an opening span, it may be made and maintained with a fixed span.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State of Transport

J. R. Coates

An Under Secretary,

Department of Transport

7th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1990 to enable the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive to construct the tramroad described as Work No.1 in that Act with a bridge having a fixed rather than an opening span over the Manchester Ship Canal.

The applicants for the Order are the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive.