# The Railway Bridges (Load-Bearing Standards) (England and Wales) Order 1972, Note: Explanatory note


This Order lays down the load bearing standards for bridges which belong to the British Railways Board or the London Transport Executive and which carry roads in England and Wales over their railways. The standards are laid down for existing bridges in Article 3 and for new bridges in Article 4. Details of the standards are given in Schedule 1. Provision is made in Article 5 for the continuance of the application of a standard, notwithstanding a change in the classification of the road. Article 6 provides for the determination of disputes. Schedules 2 and 3 contain lists of bridges in relation to which special provision has had to be made.
The power of the Secretary of State for the Environment to make this Order was vested in him by the Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1681).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1705/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railway-bridges-load-bearing-standards-england-and-wales-order-1972/note
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