Article 6 Application of existing powers

The following provisions of the 1994 Act apply to the scheduled work as if it were a work authorised by that Act and as if it were included in the definition of “the tramroads” in section 2 of that Act—

• section 6 (gauge of tramroads and tramway);

  section 10 (certain works to be deemed tramways, etc.);

  section 11 (extension of powers), so far as it applies Part 2 of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988 Act^f1, and section 9 of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No. 2) Act 1988^f2.

For the purposes of the application of article 55 (application of powers) of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Eccles Extension) Order 1996^f3, the authorised works together with the works authorised by the Mumps Surface Crossing Order are to be treated as comprised in the light rapid transit system authorised by the 1994 Act.

Section 11 of the 1994 Act as applied by paragraph (1) is to have effect as if, in subsection (2)(d), in addition to the reference to West Street and Winterbottom Street, and the reference (provided for in article 5(2) of the Mumps Surface Crossing Order) to the highway at the junction of Wallshaw Street and Mumps and the highway at the junction of Wallshaw Place and Bottom O’ Th’ Moor, there were a reference to Oldham Way at its junction with Lees Road.