Article 3 Relief from obligation to open Trafford Road bridge

For the purposes of this article “the bridge” means the bridge across the canal known as Trafford Road bridge, being part of Work E authorised by section 6 (Power to make works &c.) of the Manchester Ship Canal (Alteration of Works) Act 1888^f1;

Notwithstanding anything in the Manchester Ship Canal Act 1885^f2 or the Manchester Ship Canal (Alteration of Works) Act 1888 the Company may with effect from such date as the directors may by resolution determine close the bridge permanently and thereafter the Company shall cease to be under any obligation to maintain the bridge other than as a fixed bridge with a minimum soffit level of 26.45 metres above ordnance datum (Newlyn).

The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be repealed on the date determined by the directors for the purposes of paragraph (2) of this article to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

Within one month of the passing of a resolution under paragraph (2) of this article the Company shall give notice of the effect of the resolution by advertisement in such local newspaper as they may deem expedient for causing the resolution to be made known to persons affected thereby.