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Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Act 1994

1994 c. 15 · Enacted 21 July 1994

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An Act to confer on Nottinghamshire County Council and on Nottingham City Council powers for the development and operation of a light rail system of rapid passenger transport in the City of Nottingham and elsewhere in the County of Nottinghamshire; to authorise the construction of works and the acquisition of lands for those purposes; to authorise the said councils to transfer the undertaking established by this Act or any part thereof to Greater Nottingham Rapid Transit Limited or any other person; to confer further powers on the said councils; and for other purposes.

[21st July 1994]

WHEREAS—

  1. (1)

    The County of Nottinghamshire and the City of Nottingham are under the management and local government respectively of Nottinghamshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as “the County Council”) and Nottingham City Council (hereinafter referred to as “the City Council”):

  2. (2)

    The provision of a light rail system of rapid passenger transport in the City of Nottingham and elsewhere in the County of Nottinghamshire would be of public benefit:

  3. (3)

    It is expedient that the County Council and the City Council should be empowered to construct the works authorised by this Act, and to acquire or use the lands referred to in this Act, for the provision of such a system (hereinafter referred to as “the LRT system”), and that the other powers in this Act should be conferred upon the County Council and on the City Council:

  4. (4)

    The County Council and the City Council intend that the functions conferred on them by this Act shall be exercised by a joint committee appointed under the powers already available to the said Councils in that behalf:

  5. (5)

    The said Councils and Nottingham Development Enterprise Limited (a company limited by guarantee established by the said Councils and the private sector to promote social, physical and economic regeneration of the County) have together formed a private company limited by shares under the name of Greater Nottingham Rapid Transit Limited (hereafter referred to as “the Company”) to undertake the construction and operation of the LRT system in participation with the said Councils and the private sector:

  6. (6)

    It is expedient that provision should be made to allow the said Councils to transfer the undertaking established by this Act or any part thereof to the Company or any other person and that the other provisions contained in this Act should be enacted:

  7. (7)

    The purposes of this Act could not have been effected without the authority of Parliament when the Bill for this Act was deposited:

  8. (8)

    Plans and sections showing the lines or situations and levels of the works to be constructed under this Act, and plans of the lands which the County Council and the City Council may acquire or use compulsorily under the powers of this Act, and a book of reference to such plans containing the names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees and of the occupiers of all such lands have been deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons and with the proper officer of the County Council which plans, sections and book of reference are in this Act referred to respectively as the deposited plans, the deposited sections and the deposited book of reference:

  9. (9)

    Alteration having been required in the alignment of part of the works since plans and sections thereof were so deposited, a plan and sections showing the lines or situations and levels of the substituted works and a plan of the lands authorised to be acquired or used by this Act for the purposes of the substituted works, and a book of reference to such plan containing the names of the owners and lessees, or reputed owners and lessees, and of the occupiers of the said lands have been deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons and with the proper officer of the County Council, which plan, sections and book of reference form part of the deposited plans, the deposited sections and the deposited book of reference:

  10. (10)

    In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the requirements of section 239 of the 1972 c. 70.Local Government Act 1972 have been observed by the County Council and the City Council:

May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. 1Short title
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Incorporation and application of enactments relating to railways
  5. 4Application of Street Works Acts and Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
  6. 5Application of Part I of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
  7. Part II: Works
  8. 6Power to make works
  9. 7Further works and powers
  10. 8Provisions as to tramways
  11. 9Level crossings
  12. 10Subsidiary works
  13. 11Footpaths and cycleways at Cinderhill
  14. 12Provision of accommodation for apparatus
  15. 13Power to deviate
  16. 14Plans to be approved by Secretary of State before works commenced
  17. 15Gauge of railways and restrictions on working
  18. 16Operation and use of tramways
  19. 17Agreements with British Railways Board
  20. 18Temporary stoppage of highways
  21. 19Stopping-up streets and footpaths without providing substitute
  22. 20Stopping-up streets and footpaths in case of diversion or substitution
  23. 21Provisions as to repair of streets, footpaths, etc
  24. 22Underpinning of houses near works
  25. 23Use of sewers, etc., for removing water
  26. 24Attachment of brackets, etc., to buildings for purposes of works
  27. 25Provisions as to use of electrical energy
  28. Part III: Lands
  29. 26Power to acquire lands
  30. 27Extinction of private rights of way
  31. 28Power to acquire new rights
  32. 29Acquisition of part only of certain properties
  33. 30Disregard of recent improvements and interests
  34. 31Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land
  35. 32Grant of rights by persons under disability
  36. 33Compensation in respect of depreciation in value of interest in land subject to mortgage
  37. 34Temporary possession of land
  38. 35Correction of errors in deposited plans and book of reference
  39. 36Period of compulsory purchase of lands or rights
  40. 37Acquisition of land in advance of requirements
  41. Part IV: Protective provisions
  42. 38Notice to police, etc
  43. 39As to highways, traffic, etc
  44. 40Approval of plans by local authorities, etc
  45. 41For protection of British Railways Board
  46. 42For protection of British Waterways Board
  47. 43For protection of National Rivers Authority
  48. 44For protection of public sewers
  49. 45For protection of certain statutory undertakers
  50. 46For protection of tele- communications operators
  51. 47Crown rights
  52. Part V: Penalty fares
  53. 48Interpretation for Part V
  54. 49Operation of Part
  55. 50Penalty fares
  56. 51Amount of penalty fare
  57. 52Document to be issued in connection with penalty fare requirement
  58. 53Notice of penalty fare provisions
  59. 54Supplementary provisions
  60. 55Exclusion of double liability
  61. 56Orders under this Part
  62. Part VI: Miscellaneous and general
  63. noise insulation
  64. 57Insulation against noise
  65. 58Orders for insulating new buildings
  66. 59Repeal of sections 57 and 58
  67. Prevention of obstacles
  68. 60Removal of obstructions
  69. 61Power to lop trees overhanging railway
  70. Public order
  71. 62Byelaws relating to LRT system
  72. 63Tramcars on LRT system deemed public service vehicles
  73. 64Intentional obstruction of works or operation of tramways
  74. 65For better prevention of trespass on railways
  75. 66Modification of railway regulation enactments
  76. Other provisions
  77. 67Power to contract for police
  78. 68Power to operate LRT system and charge
  79. 69Arrangements with other operators
  80. 70Power to form companies, etc
  81. 71Powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc
  82. 72Application of landlord and tenant law
  83. 73Substitute road services
  84. 74Advisory committee
  85. 75Disapplication of enactment
  86. 76Forest Recreation Ground
  87. 77Fencing of railways
  88. 78Level crossings at Basford Vernon
  89. 79Restoration of streets if tramway discontinued
  90. 80Local inquiries
  91. 81Arbitration
  92. 82Planning permission
  93. Schedule 1: The authorised works
  94. IDescription of works specifically authorised In the City of Nottingham
  95. IIDescription of further works and powers
  96. Schedule 2Level crossings
  97. Schedule 3Enactments relating to existing railways
  98. Schedule 4Additional lands which may be acquired or used
  99. Schedule 5: Adaptation of Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
  100. 1Paragraph 1
  101. 2Paragraph 2
  102. 3Paragraph 3
  103. 4Paragraph 4
  104. Schedule 6: Provisions to be included in terms for the use of forest car park
  105. 1Paragraph 1
  106. 2Paragraph 2
  107. 3Paragraph 3