# Transport and Works Act 1992, Section 1: Orders as to railways, tramways etc.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may make an order relating to, or to matters ancillary to, the construction or operation of a transport system of any of the following kinds, so far as it is in England and Wales—
(a) a railway;
(b) a tramway;
(c) a trolley vehicle system;
(d) a system using a mode of guided transport prescribed by order made under section 2 below.
(1A) Subsection (1) is subject to—
(a) section 33(2) of the Planning Act 2008 (exclusion of powers to authorise development);
(b) section 120(9) of that Act (exclusion of power to include ancillary provision in orders);
(c) section 20(2) of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (exclusion of powers to authorise development for which infrastructure consent is required);
(d) section 63(8) of that Act (exclusion of powers to include ancillary provision in orders).
(2) The power to make orders under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/42/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-and-works-act-1992/section-1
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