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The Midland Metro Order 2010

S.I. 2010/1722 · Made 29 June 2010

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Transport And Works, England

Transport, England

Made 29th June 2010

Coming into force 20th July 2010

An application has been made to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006f1 for an Order under sections 1 and 5 of the Transport and Works Act 1992f2 (“the 1992 Act”).

The Secretary of State has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application without modifications.

Notice of the Secretary of State’s determination was published in the London Gazette on 25th June 2010.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the 1992 Act, makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2006/1466.

f2

1992 c. 42. Part 1 of this Act is amended by S.I. 1995/1541, 1998/2226, 2000/3199 and 2006/958.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Modification of Midland Metro Act 1989
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Midland Metro Order 2010 and shall come into force on 20th July 2010.

2Modification of Midland Metro Act 1989

(1)

Subsection (1) of section 9 (requirements applicable to tramways) of the Midland Metro Act 1989f1, including that provision as applied by any of the other Midland Metro Acts specified in paragraph (2), shall cease to have effect.

(2)

The other Midland Metro Acts specified are:

  • The Midland Metro Act 1992f2;

  • The Midland Metro (No.2) Act 1992f3;

  • The Midland Metro Act 1993f4; and

  • The Midland Metro (No.2) Act 1993f5.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Ellis Harvey

Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit

Department for Transport

29th June 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order repeals in relation to the existing Midland Metro light rail system a statutory requirement relating to the minimum distance between passing carriages in order to achieve consistency with current guidance.