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The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Eccles Extension) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/2714 · Made 21 October 1996

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TRANSPORT AND WORKS

TRANSPORT

Made 21st October 1996

Coming into force 11th November 1996

Whereas an application has been made to the Secretary of State for Transport (“the Secretary of State”), in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 1992f1 made under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 1992f2 (“the Act”), for an Order under sections 1 and 5 of the Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State caused an inquiry to be held for the purposes of the application pursuant to section 11 of the Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State, having considered the report of the person who held the inquiry, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications which in his opinion do not make any substantial change in the proposals;

And whereas notice of the Secretary of State’s determination was published in the London Gazette on 30th September 1996;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 to 13 and 15 to 17 of Schedule 1 to the Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1992/2902.

f2

1992 c. 42.

Contents

  1. Part I: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of enactments relating to railways
  5. 4Application of 1991 Act
  6. Part II: WORKS PROVISIONS
  7. Principal powers
  8. 5Power to construct and maintain works
  9. 6Power to deviate
  10. Streets
  11. 7Power to alter layout of streets
  12. 8Power to keep apparatus in streets
  13. 9Power to execute street works
  14. 10Permanent stopping up of streets
  15. 11Temporary stopping up of streets
  16. 12Access to works
  17. 13Construction and maintenance of new or altered streets
  18. 14Construction of bridges and tunnels
  19. 15Restoration of streets if street tramway discontinued
  20. 16Agreements with street authorities
  21. 17Level crossing
  22. Supplemental
  23. 18Attachment of equipment to buildings for purposes of transit system
  24. 19Discharge of water
  25. 20Power to construct temporary transit systems
  26. 21Power to survey and investigate land
  27. 22Mode of construction and operation of transit system
  28. 23Obstruction of construction of transit system
  29. Part III: ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
  30. Powers of acquisition
  31. 24Power to acquire land
  32. 25Application of Part I of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
  33. 26Powers to acquire new rights
  34. 27Powers to acquire subsoil only
  35. 28Rights under or over streets
  36. Temporary possession of land
  37. 29Temporary use of land for construction of works
  38. Compensation
  39. 30Disregard of certain interests and improvements
  40. Supplementary
  41. 31Acquisition of part of certain properties
  42. 32Extinction or suspension of private rights of way
  43. 33Public Open Space
  44. 34Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition
  45. Part IV: OPERATION OF TRANSIT SYSTEM
  46. 35Power to operate and use transit system
  47. 36Maintenance of approved works, etc.
  48. 37Removal of obstructions
  49. 38Traffic signs
  50. 39Traffic restrictions
  51. 40Power to lop trees overhanging transit system
  52. 41Trespass on tramroads
  53. 42Power to make byelaws
  54. 43Power to contract for police services
  55. 44Powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.
  56. 45Application of landlord and tenant law
  57. 46Jurisdiction of Rail Users' Consultative Committee
  58. 47Tramcars deemed public service vehicles
  59. Part V: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  60. 48Statutory undertakers, etc.
  61. 49For protection of British Railways Board
  62. 50For protection of Railtrack
  63. 51For protection of Environment Agency
  64. 52Minerals
  65. 53Saving for highway authorities
  66. 54Arrangements with highways authorities
  67. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  68. 55Application to and repeal of existing enactments
  69. 56Disclosure of confidential information
  70. 57Certification of plans, etc.
  71. 58Service of notices
  72. 59No double recovery
  73. 60Arbitration
  74. Signature
  75. Schedule 1SCHEDULED WORKS
  76. Schedule 2ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND
  77. Schedule 3STREETS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  78. Schedule 4: STREETS TO BE PERMANENTLY STOPPED UP
  79. ISTREETS FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED
  80. IISTREETS OVER WHICH VEHICULAR RIGHTS ONLY ARE TO BE STOPPED UP
  81. IIISTREETS FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE WILL BE PROVIDED
  82. Schedule 5STREETS TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP
  83. Schedule 6: MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE EN ACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS
  84. 1Compensation enactments
  85. 2Compensation enactments
  86. 3Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  87. 4Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  88. 5Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  89. 6Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  90. 7Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  91. 8Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  92. 9Adaptation of the 1965 Act
  93. Schedule 7LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN
  94. Schedule 8TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS
  95. Schedule 9: PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS, ETC.
  96. 1Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc. on land acquired
  97. 2Apparatus of statutory undertakers etc. in stopped up streets
  98. 3Railway and navigation undertakings
  99. Schedule 10REPEAL OF EXISTING ENACTMENTS
  100. Explanatory note