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PART 1
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 and shall come into force on 14th October 2008.
Interpretation
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1
In this Order —
“the 1961 Act ” means the Land Compensation Act 1961 ;
“the 1965 Act ” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 ;
“the 1990 Act ” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ;
“the 1991 Act ” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 ;
“the 1993 Act ” means the Railways Act 1993 ;
“address” includes any number or address used for the purposes of electronic transmission;
“authorised works” means the scheduled works and any other works authorised by this Order;
“building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building, structure or erection;
“the book of reference” means the book of reference certified by the Secretary of State as the book of reference for the purposes of this Order;
“carriageway”, “footway”, “highway” and “highway authority” have the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 ;
“electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted —
by means of an electronic communications network; or
by other means but while in electronic form;
“limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation for the scheduled works shown on the works and land plans;
“limits of land to be acquired or used” means the limits of land to be acquired or used shown on the works and land plans;
“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace, and “maintenance” shall be construed accordingly;
“ Network Rail ” means Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and any associated company of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited which holds property for railway purposes, and for the purpose of this definition, “associated company” means any company which is (within the meaning of section 736 of the Companies Act 1985 ), the holding company of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a subsidiary of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited or other subsidiary of the holding company of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited;
“operator” means an operator within the meaning of section 6(2) of the 1993 Act;
“the Order limits” means any limits of deviation and any limits of land to be acquired or used which are shown on the works and land plans;
“owner”, in relation to land, has the same meaning as in the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 ;
“the railway” means any railway authorised to be constructed by this Order and any other authorised works, except where the context otherwise requires;
“the rights of way plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the rights of way plans prepared for the purposes of this Order;
“the scheduled works” means the works specified in Schedule 1 or any part of them;
“the sections” means the sections shown on the works and land plans and certified by the Secretary of State as the sections for the purposes of this Order;
“street” includes part of a street;
“street authority”, in relation to a street, has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act;
“ the tribunal ” means the Lands Tribunal;
“ the undertaker ” means The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company being a company limited by shares and incorporated by the Felixstowe Railway and Pier Act 1875 whose registered number is 02590042;
“ watercourse ” includes all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, canals, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, sewers and passages through which water flows except a public sewer or drain; and
“works and land plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the works and land plans for the purposes of this Order, and references to land shown on these plans are references to land so shown in pursuance of rule 12(5) of the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000.
2
References in this Order to rights over land include references to rights to do, or to place and maintain, anything in, on or under land or in the air-space over its surface.
3
All distances, directions and lengths stated in the description of the scheduled works or in any description of powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance, direction and length, and distances between points on a scheduled work shall be taken to be measured along the scheduled work.
Incorporation of Railways Clauses Acts
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1
The following provisions of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 shall be incorporated in this Order —
section 46 (crossing of roads — level crossings), subject to paragraph (4);
section 58 (company to repair roads used by them), except for the words from “and if any question” to the end;
section 61 (company to make sufficient approaches and fences to highways crossing on the level);
section 68 (accommodation works by company);
section 71 (additional accommodation works by owners), except for the words “or directed by such justices to be made by the company” and “or, in case of difference, as shall be authorised by two justices”;
sections 72 and 73 (supplementary provisions relating to accommodation works);
section 75 (omission to fasten gates);
section 77 (presumption that minerals excepted from acquisition of land);
sections 78 to 85E and Schedules 1 to 3 (minerals under railways), as respectively substituted and inserted by section 15 of the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923 ;
sections 103 and 104 (refusal to quit carriage at destination);
section 105 (carriage of dangerous goods on railway);
section 145 (recovery of penalties); and
section 154 (transient offenders).
2
The following provisions of the Railways Clauses Act 1863 shall be incorporated in this Order —
sections 5 and 7 (level crossings); and
section 12 (signals, watchmen etc. ).
3
In those provisions, as incorporated in this Order —
“the company” means the undertaker;
“goods” includes any thing conveyed on the railway authorised to be constructed by this Order;
“lease” includes an agreement for a lease;
“prescribed”, in relation to any such provision means prescribed by this Order for the purposes of that provision;
“the railway” means the railway as defined in article 2(1);
“the special Act ” means this Order;
“toll” includes any rate or charge or other payment payable under this Order or any other enactment for any passenger or goods conveyed on any railway authorised to be constructed by this Order.
4
In section 46 of the said Act of 1845, as incorporated in this Order, for the proviso there shall be substituted the words “Provided always that, with the consent of the highway authority and subject to such conditions as the authority may reasonably impose, the railway may be carried across a highway on the level.”.
Application of the 1991 Act
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1
Works executed under this Order in relation to a highway which consists of or includes a carriageway shall be treated for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1991 Act (street works) as major transport works if —
a
they are of a description mentioned in any of paragraphs (a), (c) to (e), (g) and (h) of section 86(3) of that Act (which defines what highway authority works are major highway works); or
b
they are works which, had they been executed by the highway authority, might have been carried out in exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 of the Highways Act 1980 (dual carriageways and roundabouts).
2
The provisions of the 1991 Act mentioned in paragraph (3) which, together with other provisions of that Act, apply in relation to the execution of street works and any regulations made or code of practice issued or approved under those provisions shall apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to any stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street of a temporary nature by the undertaker under the powers conferred by this Order whether or not the stopping up, alteration or diversion constitutes street works within the meaning of that Act.
3
The provisions of the 1991 Act referred to in paragraph (2) are —
section 54 (advance notice of certain works), subject to paragraph (4);
section 55 (notice of starting date of works), subject to paragraph (4);
section 57 (notice of emergency works);
section 59 (general duty of street authority to co-ordinate works);
section 60 (general duty of undertakers to co-operate);
section 68 (facilities to be afforded to street authority);
section 69 (works likely to affect other apparatus in the street);
section 76 (liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation);
section 77 (liability for cost of use of alternative route); and
all such other provisions as apply for the purposes of the provisions mentioned above.
4
Sections 54 and 55 of the 1991 Act as applied by paragraph (2) shall have effect as if references in section 57 of that Act to emergency works were a reference to a stopping up, alteration or diversion (as the case may be) required in a case of emergency.
5
Nothing in article 13 (construction and maintenance of new or altered streets) shall —
a
prejudice the operation of section 87 of the 1991 Act (prospectively maintainable highways); and the undertaker shall not by reason of any duty under that article to maintain a street be taken to be a street authority in relation to that street for the purposes of Part 3 of that Act; or
b
have effect in relation to street works with regard to which the provisions of Part 3 of the 1991 Act apply.
PART 2
WORKS PROVISIONS
Principal powers
Power to construct and maintain works
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1
The undertaker may construct and maintain the scheduled works.
2
Subject to article 6 (power to deviate), the scheduled works may only be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the works and land plans and in accordance with the levels shown on the sections.
3
Subject to paragraph (5), the undertaker may carry out and maintain such of the following works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works, namely —
a
works to alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains and cables;
b
works to alter, erect and construct such offices and other buildings, yards, engines, machinery, apparatus, structures and other works, and conveniences as the undertaker sees fit;
c
junctions and communications (including the provision of steps and ramps for the use of persons on foot) with any highway or access way intersected or interfered with by, or contiguous to, any of those works, and widen or alter any highway or access way for the purposes of connecting it with any of those works or another highway, or of crossing under or over the highway or access way;
d
all such embankments, aprons, abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other such works as the undertaker thinks fit;
e
works to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, a watercourse other than a navigable watercourse;
f
landscaping and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the scheduled works; and
g
works for the benefit or protection of premises affected by the scheduled works.
4
Subject to paragraph (5), the undertaker may carry out such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works, other than works that would interfere with a navigable watercourse.
5
Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works outside the limits of deviation if such works are carried out on land shown on the works and land plans as being within the limits of land to be acquired or used.
Power to deviate
6
In constructing or maintaining any of the scheduled works, the undertaker may —
a
deviate laterally from the lines or situations shown on the works and land plans to the extent of the limits of deviation for that work; and
b
deviate vertically from the levels shown on the sections —
i
to any extent not exceeding 3 metres upwards; or
ii
to any extent downwards as may be found to be necessary or convenient.
Streets
Power to execute street works
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1
The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised works, enter upon so much of any of the streets specified in Schedule 2 (streets subject to street works) as is within the Order limits and may —
a
break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it, or tunnel or bore under the street;
b
place apparatus in the street;
c
maintain apparatus in the street or change its position; and
d
execute any works required for or incidental to any works referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
2
This article is subject to paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.).
3
In this article “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act.
Stopping up of streets
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1
Subject to the provisions of this article, the undertaker may, in connection with the construction of the authorised works, stop up each of the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 (streets to be permanently stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the rights of way plans, in column (3) of those Parts of that Schedule.
2
No street specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 3 (being a street to be stopped up for which a substitute is to be provided) shall be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless —
a
the new street to be substituted for it, which is specified in column (4) of that Part of that Schedule, has been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority and is open for use; or
b
a temporary alternative route for the passage of such traffic as could have used the street to be stopped up is first provided and thereafter maintained by the undertaker, to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority, between the commencement and termination points for the stopping up of the street until the completion and opening of the new street in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).
3
No street specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 3 (being a street to be stopped up for which no substitute is to be provided) shall be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless the condition specified in paragraph (4) is satisfied in relation to all the land which abuts on either side of the street to be stopped up.
4
The condition referred to in paragraph (3) is that —
a
the undertaker is in possession of the land; or
b
there is no right of access to the land from the street concerned; or
c
there is reasonably convenient access to the land otherwise than from the street concerned; or
d
the owners and occupiers of the land have agreed to the stopping up.
5
Where a street has been stopped up under this article —
a
all rights of way over or along the street so stopped up shall be extinguished; and
b
the undertaker may appropriate and use for the purposes of its railway undertaking so much of the site of the street as is bounded on both sides by land owned by the undertaker.
6
Any person who suffers loss by the suspension or extinguishment of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
7
This article is subject to paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.).
Highways subject to redesignation
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1
Subject to the provisions of this article, the following highways shall, at the relevant time, cease to be highways of the description specified on the definitive map and statement and shall be designated as highways as described and to the extent specified below by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the rights of way plans —
a
in the case of restricted byway Number 28 (Parish of Trimley St Mary) and restricted byway Number 3 (Parish of Trimley St Martin), to be designated as a bridleway for its entire length between points TF15 and PF12; and
b
in the case of Footpath Number 29 (Trimley St Martin), to be designated as a bridleway between points PF9 and PF10.
2
In each case where a highway has been redesignated, the redesignation shall have effect as if that highway had been stopped up and immediately rededicated as a bridleway.
3
In this article —
a
all expressions used in this article and in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 shall have the same meaning in this article as in that Act; and
b
“the relevant time” means the time at which the new highway to be substituted for restricted byway 28 (Gun Lane) (to be provided pursuant to article 8 (stopping up of streets) and specified in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 3) is open for use by the public.
Temporary stopping up of streets
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1
The undertaker, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time —
a
divert the traffic from the street; and
b
subject to paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street stopped up under the powers conferred by this article as a temporary working site.
3
The undertaker shall provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the exercise of the powers conferred by this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
4
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may exercise the powers conferred by this article in relation to the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 4 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the rights of way plans, in column (3) of that Schedule.
5
The undertaker shall not exercise the powers conferred by this article —
a
in relation to any street specified as mentioned in paragraph (4) without first consulting the street authority; and
b
in relation to any other street without the consent of the street authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6
Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
Traffic regulation
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1
Subject to the provisions of this article, and with the consent of the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated, the undertaker may, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works, temporarily restrict the direction of vehicular traffic on Old Felixstowe Road between points T1 and T2 as shown on the rights of way plans.
2
The consent of the traffic authority under paragraph (1) shall not be unreasonably withheld.
3
The power in paragraph (1) shall only be exercised in relation to heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles travelling in the westbound direction.
4
The undertaker shall consult the chief officer of police and the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated before complying with the provisions of paragraph (5).
5
The undertaker shall not exercise the power in paragraph (1) unless it has —
a
given not less than 4 weeks' notice in writing of its intention to do so to the chief officer of police and to the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated; and
b
advertised its intention as if the proposed restriction was to be authorised pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the 1984 Act in accordance with the Regulations .
6
Any restriction of vehicular traffic made by the undertaker under the powers conferred by paragraph (1) shall have effect as if made by the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated as if it were an order under section 14(1)(a) of the 1984 Act and shall last for such period as the notice given under paragraph (5)(b) of this article may specify which shall in any event terminate upon the opening for traffic of the railway.
7
Any restriction made by the undertaker under this article may also be varied or revoked from time to time by the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated by an order under the 1984 Act provided that no such order may be made to revoke any provision previously made by the undertaker under this article without the undertaker’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
8
In this article —
“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all expressions used in this article and in the 1984 Act shall have the same meaning in this article as in that Act;
“heavy goods vehicle” has the meaning given to it in section 115 of the Highways Act 1980 ;
“public service vehicle” has the meaning given to it in section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 ; and
“the Regulations” means article 3 (procedure for making a temporary order) of the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Procedure Regulations 1992 .
Access to works
12
The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised works —
a
form and lay out means of access, or improve existing means of access, to the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 5 (access to works); and
b
with the approval of the highway authority, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, form and lay out such other means of access or improve existing means of access, at such locations within the Order limits as the undertaker reasonably requires for the purposes of the authorised works.
Construction and maintenance of new or altered streets
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1
Any street intended to be a public highway to be constructed under this Order shall be completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority and shall, unless otherwise agreed, be maintained by and at the expense of the undertaker for a period of 12 months from its completion and at the expiry of that period by and at the expense of the highway authority.
2
Where a street is altered or diverted under this Order, the altered or diverted part of the street shall, when completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority, unless otherwise agreed, be maintained by and at the expense of the undertaker for a period of 12 months from its completion and at the expiry of that period by and at the expense of the street authority.
3
Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the structure of any bridge or tunnel carrying a street over or under any railway of the undertaker.
4
In any action against the undertaker in respect of loss or damage resulting from any failure by it to maintain a street under this article, it shall be a defence (without prejudice to any other defence or the application of the law relating to contributory negligence) to prove that the undertaker had taken such care as in all the circumstances was reasonably required to secure that the part of the street to which the action relates was not dangerous to traffic.
5
For the purposes of a defence under paragraph (4), the court shall in particular have regard to the following matters —
a
the character of the street and the traffic which was reasonably to be expected to use it;
b
the standard of maintenance appropriate for a street of that character and used by such traffic;
c
the state of repair in which a reasonable person would have expected to find the street;
d
whether the undertaker knew, or could reasonably have been expected to know, that the condition of the part of the street to which the action relates was likely to cause danger to users of the street;
e
where the undertaker could not reasonably have been expected to repair that part of the street before the cause of the action arose, what warning notices had been displayed,
but for the purposes of such defence it is not relevant to prove that the undertaker had arranged for a competent person to carry out or supervise the maintenance of the part of the street to which the action relates unless it is also proved that the undertaker had given him proper instructions with regard to the maintenance of the street and that he had carried out those instructions.
Construction of bridges
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Any bridge to be constructed under this Order for carrying a highway over or under a railway shall be constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the highway authority, but such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Agreements with street authorities
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1
A street authority and the undertaker may enter into agreements with respect to —
a
the construction of any new street (including any structure carrying the street over or under a railway) under the powers conferred by this Order;
b
the maintenance of the structure of any bridge carrying a street over or under a railway;
c
the provision of any of the altered level crossings over the streets referred to in article 16(1) (alterations to level crossings as a result of the authorised works);
d
the provision of any of the new level crossings over the footpaths referred to in article 17(1) (provision of new level crossings in substitution for existing level crossings);
e
any stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under the powers conferred by this Order; or
f
the execution in the street of any of the works referred to in article 7(1) (power to execute street works).
2
Such an agreement may, without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) —
a
make provision for the street authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question; and
b
contain such terms as to payment and otherwise as the parties consider appropriate.
Level crossings
Alterations to level crossings as a result of the authorised works
16
1
The undertaker may, in connection with the construction of the authorised works, carry the railway on the level across the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 (level crossings).
2
The undertaker may in the exercise of the powers conferred by this article alter the level of any street which is referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 7 (level crossings).
3
In this article “the railway” means the railway forming part of the authorised works.
Provision of new level crossings in substitution for existing level crossings
17
1
The undertaker may, in connection with the construction of the authorised works, carry the railway on the level across the footpaths specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 (level crossings).
2
The undertaker may, in connection with the construction of the authorised works, provide a new level crossing in substitution for an existing level crossing.
3
The undertaker may in the exercise of the powers conferred by this article alter the level of any footpath which is referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 7 (level crossings).
4
Subject to paragraph (5), each existing level crossing shall be stopped up and discontinued and any right of way over it shall be extinguished.
5
Paragraph (4) shall not take effect with respect to an existing level crossing until the new level crossing has been completed and is open for public use in accordance with the reasonable requirements of the highway authority.
6
Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
7
This article is subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.).
8
In this article —
“existing level crossing” means any place at which the Felixstowe Branch Line crosses on the level the footpaths specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 (level crossings);
“new level crossing” means any new level crossing specified in column (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 (level crossings) in relation to an existing level crossing; and
“railway” means the railway forming part of the authorised works.
Stopping up of level crossings
18
1
Subject to paragraph (4), the level crossings specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 3 of Schedule 7 (level crossings) shall be stopped up and discontinued.
2
Subject to paragraph (4), upon the stopping up and discontinuance of each of the level crossings referred to in paragraph (1), any right of way over it shall be extinguished, to the extent described in column (3) of Part 3 of Schedule 7 (level crossings).
3
Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
4
This article is subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.).
Supplemental powers
Discharge of water
19
1
The undertaker may use any watercourse or any public sewer or drain for the drainage of water in connection with the construction or maintenance of the authorised works and for that purpose may lay down, take up and alter pipes and may, on any land within the Order limits, make openings into, and connections with, the watercourse, public sewer or drain.
2
Any dispute arising from the exercise of the powers in paragraph (1) to connect to or use a public sewer or drain shall be determined as if it were a dispute under section 106 of the Water Industry Act 1991 .
3
The undertaker shall not discharge any water into any watercourse, public sewer or drain except with the consent of the person to whom it belongs; and such consent may be given subject to such terms and conditions as that person may reasonably impose, but shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4
The undertaker shall not make any opening into any public sewer or drain except —
a
in accordance with plans approved by the person to whom the sewer or drain belongs, but such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and
b
where that person has been given the opportunity to supervise the making of the opening.
5
The undertaker shall not, in the exercise of the powers conferred by this article, damage or interfere with the bed or banks of any watercourse forming part of a main river.
6
The undertaker shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that any water discharged into a watercourse or public sewer or drain under the powers conferred by this article is as free as may be practicable from gravel, soil or other solid substance, oil or matter in suspension.
7
This article does not authorise the entry into controlled waters of any matter whose entry or discharge into controlled waters is prohibited by section 85(1), (2) or (3) of the Water Resources Act 1991 .
8
In this article —
a
“public sewer or drain” means a sewer or drain which belongs to the Commission for the New Towns, the Environment Agency, a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1964 , an internal drainage board, a joint planning board, a local authority, a National Park Authority, a sewerage undertaker or an urban development corporation; and
b
other expressions, except watercourse, used both in this article and in the Water Resources Act 1991 have the same meaning as in that Act.
Protective works to buildings
20
1
Subject to the following provisions of this article, the undertaker may at its own expense carry out such protective works to any building lying within the Order limits as the undertaker considers to be necessary or expedient.
2
Protective works may be carried out —
a
at any time before or during the construction in the vicinity of the building of any part of the authorised works; or
b
after the completion of the construction of that part of the authorised works in the vicinity of the building at any time up to the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which that part of the authorised works is first opened for use.
3
For the purpose of determining how the functions under this article are to be exercised the undertaker may enter and survey any building falling within paragraph (1) and any land within its curtilage.
4
For the purpose of carrying out protective works under this article to a building the undertaker may (subject to paragraphs (5) and (6)) —
a
enter the building and any land within its curtilage; and
b
where the works cannot be carried out reasonably conveniently without entering land which is adjacent to the building but outside its curtilage, enter the adjacent land (but not any building erected on it).
5
Before exercising —
a
a right under paragraph (1) to carry out protective works to a building;
b
a right under paragraph (3) to enter a building and land within its curtilage;
c
a right under paragraph (4)(a) to enter a building and land within its curtilage; or
d
a right under paragraph (4)(b) to enter land,
the undertaker shall, except in the case of emergency, serve on the owners and occupiers of the building or land not less than 14 days' notice of its intention to exercise that right and, in a case falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (c), specifying the protective works proposed to be carried out.
6
Where a notice is served under paragraph (5)(a), (c) or (d), the owner or occupier of the building or land concerned may, by serving a counter-notice within the period of 10 days beginning with the day on which the notice was served, require the question whether it is necessary or expedient to carry out the protective works or to enter the building or land to be referred to arbitration under article 52 (arbitration).
7
The undertaker shall compensate the owners and occupiers of any building or land in relation to which the powers conferred by this article have been exercised for any loss or damage arising to them by reason of the exercise of those powers.
8
Where —
a
protective works are carried out under this article to a building; and
b
within the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the part of the authorised works constructed in the vicinity of the building is first opened for use it appears that the protective works are inadequate to protect the building against damage caused by the construction or operation of that part of the authorised works,
the undertaker shall compensate the owners and occupiers of the building for any loss or damage sustained by them.
9
Without prejudice to article 51 (no double recovery) nothing in this article shall relieve the undertaker from any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the 1965 Act.
10
Any compensation payable under paragraph (7) or (8) shall be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
11
In this article “protective works” in relation to a building means —
a
underpinning, strengthening and any other works the purpose of which is to prevent damage which may be caused to the building by the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works; and
b
any works the purpose of which is to remedy any damage which has been caused to the building by the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works.
Power to survey and investigate land
21
1
The undertaker may for the purposes of this Order —
a
survey or investigate any land shown within the Order limits or which may be affected by the authorised works;
b
without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (a), make trial holes in such positions as the undertaker thinks fit on the land to investigate the nature of the surface layer and subsoil and remove soil samples;
c
without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), carry out ecological or archaeological investigations on such land;
d
place on, leave on and remove from the land apparatus for use in connection with the survey and investigation of land and making of trial holes; and
e
enter on the land for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).
2
No land may be entered or equipment placed or left on or removed from the land under paragraph (1), unless at least 7 days' notice has been served on every owner and occupier of the land.
3
Any person entering land under this article on behalf of the undertaker —
a
shall, if so required, before or after entering the land produce written evidence of his authority to do so; and
b
may take with him such vehicles and equipment as are necessary to carry out the survey or investigation or to make the trial holes.
4
No trial holes shall be made under this article —
a
in a carriageway or footway without the consent of the highway authority; or
b
in a private street without the consent of the street authority,
but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
5
The undertaker shall compensate the owners and occupiers of the land for any loss or damage arising by reason of the exercise of the powers conferred by this article, such compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
6
Nothing in this article shall obviate the need to obtain scheduled monument consent under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 .
PART 3
ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
Powers of acquisition
Power to acquire land
22
1
The undertaker may acquire compulsorily so much of the land shown on the works and land plans within the limits of land to be acquired or used and described in the book of reference as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or for any other purposes that are ancillary to its railway undertaking.
2
This article is subject to article 27 (temporary use of land for construction of works).
Application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
23
1
Part 1 of the 1965 Act, in so far as not modified by or inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, shall apply to the acquisition of land under this Order —
a
as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applies; and
b
as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order under that Act.
2
Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as so applied, shall have effect as if section 4 (which provides a time limit for compulsory purchase of land) and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3 (which makes provision as to the giving of bonds) were omitted.
Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
24
1
The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 shall apply as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order.
2
The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, as so applied by paragraph (1), shall have effect with the following modifications.
3
In section 3 (preliminary notices) for subsection (1) there shall be substituted —
1
Before making a declaration under section 4 with respect to any land which is subject to a compulsory purchase order the acquiring authority shall include the particulars specified in subsection (3) in a notice which is —
a
given to every person with a relevant interest in the land with respect to which the declaration is to be made (other than a mortgagee who is not in possession); and
b
published in a local newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated.
.
4
In that section, in subsection (2), for “(l)(b)” there shall be substituted “(1)” and after “given” there shall be inserted “and published”.
5
In that section, for subsections (5) and (6) there shall be substituted —
5
For the purposes of this section, a person has a relevant interest in land if —
a
he is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land, whether in possession or in reversion; or
b
he holds, or is entitled to the rents and profits of, the land under a lease or agreement, the unexpired term of which exceeds one month.
.
6
In section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration) —
a
in subsection (1), after “publication” there shall be inserted “in a local newspaper circulating in the area in which the land is situated”; and
b
subsection (2) shall be omitted.
7
In section 7 (constructive notice to treat) in subsection (l)(a), the words “(as modified by section 4 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981)” shall be omitted.
8
References to the 1965 Act shall be construed as references to that Act as applied to the acquisition of land under article 22 (power to acquire land).
Power to acquire new rights
25
1
The undertaker may acquire compulsorily such easements or other rights over any land referred to in paragraph (l) of article 22 (power to acquire land) as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision, by creating them as well as by acquiring easements or other rights already in existence.
2
Subject to section 8 of the 1965 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights)) where the undertaker acquires a right over land under paragraph (1) the undertaker shall not be required to acquire a greater interest in that land.
3
Schedule 6 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights) shall have effect for the purpose of modifying the enactments relating to compensation and the provisions of the 1965 Act in their application in relation to the compulsory acquisition under this article of a right over land by the creation of a new right.
Rights under or over streets
26
1
The undertaker may enter upon and appropriate so much of the subsoil of, or air-space over, any street within the Order limits as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works and may use the subsoil or air-space for those purposes or any other purpose ancillary to its undertaking.
2
Subject to paragraph (4), the power under paragraph (1) may be exercised in relation to a street without the undertaker being required to acquire any part of the street or any easement or right in the street.
3
Subject to paragraph (5), any person who is an owner or occupier of land in respect of which the power of appropriation conferred by paragraph (1) is exercised without the undertaker acquiring any part of that person’s interest in the land, and who suffers loss by the exercise of that power, shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
4
Paragraph (2) shall not apply in relation to —
a
any subway or underground building; or
b
any cellar, vault, arch or other construction in, on or under a street which forms part of a building fronting onto the street.
5
Compensation shall not be payable under paragraph (3) to any person who is an undertaker to whom section 85 of the 1991 Act applies in respect of measures of which the allowable costs are to be borne in accordance with that section.
Temporary possession of land
Temporary use of land for construction of works
27
1
The undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised works —
a
enter upon and take temporary possession of the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 8 (land of which temporary possession may be taken) for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule relating to the authorised works so specified in column (4) of that Schedule;
b
remove any buildings and vegetation from that land;
c
construct temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and buildings on that land; and
d
use the land for the purposes of a working site with access to the working site for construction purposes in connection with the authorised works.
2
Not less than 14 days before entering upon and taking temporary possession of land under this article the undertaker shall serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land.
3
The undertaker may not, without the agreement of the owners of the land, remain in possession of any land under this article after the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of completion of the work specified in relation to that land in column (4) of Schedule 8 (land of which temporary possession may be taken).
4
Before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, the undertaker shall remove all temporary works and restore the land to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land; but the undertaker shall not be required to replace a building removed under this article.
5
The undertaker shall pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the powers conferred by this article.
6
Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (5), or as to the amount of the compensation, shall be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
7
Without prejudice to article 51 (no double recovery), nothing in this article shall affect any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the 1965 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the execution of any works, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (5).
8
The powers of compulsory acquisition of land conferred by this Order shall not apply in relation to the land referred to in paragraph (1) except that the undertaker shall not be precluded from acquiring new rights over any part of that land under article 25 (power to acquire new rights).
9
Where the undertaker takes possession of land under this article, it shall not be required to acquire the land or any interest in it.
10
Section 13 of the 1965 Act shall apply to the temporary use of land pursuant to this article to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of article 23(1) (application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965).
Temporary use of land for maintenance of works
28
1
Subject to paragraph (2), at any time during the maintenance period relating to any of the scheduled works, the undertaker may —
a
enter upon and take temporary possession of any land within the Order limits if such possession is reasonably required for the purpose of maintaining the work or any ancillary works connected with it; and
b
construct such temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and buildings on the land as may be reasonably necessary for that purpose.
2
Paragraph (1) shall not authorise the undertaker to take temporary possession of —
a
any house or garden belonging to a house; or
b
any building (other than a house) if it is for the time being occupied.
3
Not less than 28 days before entering upon and taking temporary possession of land under this article the undertaker shall serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land.
4
The undertaker may only remain in possession of land under this article for so long as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the maintenance of works for which possession of the land was taken.
5
Before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, the undertaker shall remove all temporary works and restore the land to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land.
6
The undertaker shall pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the powers conferred by this article.
7
Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (6), or as to the amount of the compensation, shall be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
8
Without prejudice to article 51 (no double recovery), nothing in this article shall affect any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the 1965 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the execution of any works, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (6).
9
Where the undertaker takes possession of land under this article, it shall not be required to acquire the land or any interest in it.
10
Section 13 of the 1965 Act shall apply to the temporary use of land pursuant to this article to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of article 23(1) (application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965).
11
In this article “the maintenance period”, in relation to a scheduled work, means the period of 5 years beginning with the date on which the work is opened for use.
Compensation
Disregard of certain interests and improvements
29
1
In assessing the compensation payable to any person on the acquisition from him of any land under this Order, the tribunal shall not take into account —
a
any interest in land; or
b
any enhancement of the value of any interest in land by reason of any building erected, works executed or improvement or alteration made on relevant land,
if the tribunal is satisfied that the creation of the interest, the erection of the building, the execution of the works or the making of the improvement or alteration was not reasonably necessary and was undertaken with a view to obtaining compensation or increased compensation.
2
In paragraph (1) “relevant land” means the land acquired from the person concerned or any other land with which he is, or was at the time when the building was erected, the works executed or the improvement or alteration made, directly or indirectly concerned.
Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land
30
1
In assessing the compensation payable to any person in respect of the acquisition from him under this Order of any land (including the subsoil) the tribunal shall set off against the value of the land so acquired any increase in value of any contiguous or adjacent land belonging to that person in the same capacity which will accrue to him by reason of the construction of the authorised works.
2
In assessing the compensation payable to any person in respect of the acquisition from him of any new rights over land (including the subsoil) under article 25 (power to acquire new rights), the tribunal shall set-off against the value of the rights so acquired —
a
any increase in the value of the land over which the new rights are required; and
b
any increase in value of any contiguous or adjacent land belonging to that person in the same capacity,
which will accrue to him by reason of the construction of the authorised works.
3
The 1961 Act shall have effect, subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), as if this Order were a local enactment for the purposes of that Act.
Supplementary
Acquisition of part of certain properties
31
1
This article shall apply instead of section 8(1) of the 1965 Act (as applied by article 23 (application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965)) in any case where —
a
a notice to treat is served on a person (“the owner”) under the 1965 Act (as so applied) in respect of land forming only part of a house, building or manufactory or of land consisting of a house with a park or garden (“the land subject to the notice to treat”); and
b
a copy of this article is served on the owner with the notice to treat.
2
In such a case, the owner may, within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the notice was served, serve on the undertaker a counter-notice objecting to the sale of the land subject to the notice to treat and stating that he is willing and able to sell the whole (“the land subject to the counter-notice”).
3
If no such counter-notice is served within that period, the owner shall be required to sell the land subject to the notice to treat.
4
If such a counter-notice is served within that period, the question whether the owner shall be required to sell only the land subject to the notice to treat shall, unless the undertaker agrees to take the land subject to the counter-notice, be referred to the tribunal.
5
If on such a reference the tribunal determine that the land subject to the notice to treat can be taken —
a
without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice; or
b
in the case of part of the land consisting of a house with a park or garden, without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice and without seriously affecting the amenity and convenience of the house,
the owner shall be required to sell the land subject to the notice to treat.
6
If on such a reference the tribunal determine that only part of the land subject to the notice to treat can be taken —
a
without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice; or
b
in the case of part of land consisting of a house with a park or garden, without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice and without seriously affecting the amenity and convenience of the house,
the notice to treat shall be deemed to be a notice to treat for that part.
7
If on such a reference the tribunal determine that —
a
the land subject to the notice to treat cannot be taken without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice; but
b
the material detriment is confined to a part of the land subject to the counter-notice,
the notice to treat shall be deemed to be a notice to treat for the land to which the material detriment is confined in addition to the land already subject to the notice, whether or not the additional land is land which the undertaker is authorised to acquire compulsorily under this Order.
8
If the undertaker agrees to take the land subject to the counter-notice, or if the tribunal determine that —
a
none of the land subject to the notice to treat can be taken without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice or, as the case may be, without material detriment to the remainder of the land subject to the counter-notice and without seriously affecting the amenity and convenience of the house; and
b
the material detriment is not confined to a part of the land subject to the counter-notice,
the notice to treat shall be deemed to be a notice to treat for the land subject to the counter-notice whether or not the whole of that land is land which the undertaker is authorised to acquire compulsorily under this Order.
9
In any case where by virtue of a determination by the tribunal under this article a notice to treat is deemed to be a notice to treat for less land or more land than that specified in the notice, the undertaker may, within the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the determination is made, withdraw the notice to treat; and if it does so shall pay the owner compensation for any loss or expense occasioned to him by the giving and withdrawal of the notice, to be determined in case of dispute by the tribunal.
10
Where the owner is required under this article to sell only part of a house, building or manufactory or of land consisting of a house with a park or garden, the undertaker shall pay him compensation for any loss sustained by him due to the severance of that part in addition to the value of the interest acquired.
Extinction or suspension of private rights of way
32
1
All private rights of way over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order shall be extinguished —
a
as from the date of acquisition of the land by the undertaker, whether compulsorily or by agreement; or
b
on the date of entry on the land by the undertaker under section 11(1) of the 1965 Act,
whichever is the sooner.
2
All private rights of way over land owned by the undertaker which, being within the limits of land which may be acquired shown on the works and land plans, are required for the purposes of this Order shall be extinguished on the appropriation of the land for any of those purposes by the undertaker.
3
All private rights of way over land of which the undertaker takes temporary possession under this Order shall be suspended and unenforceable for as long as the undertaker remains in lawful possession of the land.
4
Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment or suspension of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
5
This article does not apply in relation to any right of way to which section 271 or 272 of the 1990 Act (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers, etc.) or paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.) applies.
Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition
33
1
After the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force —
a
no notice to treat shall be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act as applied to the acquisition of land by article 23 (application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965); and
b
no declaration shall be executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 as applied by article 24 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).
2
The powers conferred by article 27 (temporary use of land for construction of works) shall cease at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), save that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the undertaker remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession of it was taken before the end of that period.
PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Planning permission and supplementary matters
34
1
In relation to the application of paragraph 3(c) of the Second Schedule of the Form of Tree Preservation Order set out in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order) Regulations 1969 (including that paragraph as applied by regulation 3(ii) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order) (Amendment) and (Trees in Conservation Areas) (Exempted Cases) Regulations 1975 , or as incorporated in any tree preservation order), any direction under section 90(2A) of the 1990 Act deeming planning permission to be granted in relation to works authorised by this Order shall be treated as deeming the permission to have been granted on application made under Part 3 of that Act for the purposes of that Part.
2
In relation to the application of article 5(1)(d) of the Form of Tree Preservation Order set out in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Trees) Regulations 1999 as incorporated in any tree preservation order or as having effect by virtue of regulation 10(l)(a) of those Regulations, any direction under section 90(2A) of the 1990 Act deeming planning permission to be granted in relation to works authorised by this Order shall not be treated as an outline planning permission.
3
Planning permission which is deemed by a direction under section 90(2A) of the 1990 Act to be granted in relation to works authorised by this Order shall be treated as specific planning permission for the purposes of section 264(3)(a) of that Act (cases in which land is to be treated as operational land for the purposes of that Act).
Power to lop trees overhanging the authorised works
35
1
The undertaker may fell or lop any tree or shrub near any part of the authorised works, or cut back its roots, if it reasonably believes it to be necessary to do so to prevent the tree or shrub —
a
from obstructing or interfering with the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works or any apparatus used on the authorised works; or
b
from constituting a danger to passengers or other persons using the authorised works.
2
In exercising the powers of paragraph (1), the undertaker shall do no unnecessary damage to any tree or shrub and shall pay compensation to any person for any loss or damage arising from the exercise of those powers.
3
Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (2), or as to the amount of compensation, shall be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
Power to operate and use railway
36
1
The undertaker may operate and use the railway as a system, or part of a system, of transport for the carriage of passengers and goods.
2
The undertaker may permit an operator to operate and use the railway provided that any such operator is a person who has been granted a licence under section 8 of the 1993 Act or is exempted by virtue of section 7 of that Act from being so licensed.
3
Nothing in this Order, or in any enactment incorporated with or applied by this Order, shall prejudice or affect the operation of Part 1 of the 1993 Act.
Power to transfer undertaking
37
1
The undertaker may, with the consent of the Secretary of State —
a
transfer to another person (“the transferee”) its right to construct, maintain, use or operate the authorised works (or any part of them) and such related statutory rights as may be agreed between the undertaker and the transferee; or
b
grant to another person (“the lessee”) for a period agreed between the undertaker and the lessee the right to construct, maintain, use or operate the authorised works (or any part of them) and such related statutory rights as may be so agreed.
2
Where an agreement has been made by virtue of paragraph (1) references in this Order to the undertaker shall include references to the transferee or the lessee.
3
The exercise of the powers conferred by any enactment by any person in pursuance of any transfer or grant under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the same restrictions, liabilities and obligations as would apply under this Order if those powers were exercised by the undertaker.
Power to charge fares
38
1
The undertaker may demand, take and recover or waive such charges for carrying passengers or goods on the railway comprised in the authorised works, or for any other services or facilities provided in connection with the operation of that railway, as it thinks fit.
2
The undertaker may permit an operator to demand, take and recover or waive such charges for carrying passengers or goods on the railway comprised in the authorised works, or for any other services or facilities provided in connection with the operation of that railway, as it thinks fit, provided that any such operator is a person who has been granted a licence under section 8 of the 1993 Act, or is exempted by virtue of section 7 of that Act from being so licensed.
Agreements with Network Rail
39
1
Without prejudice to article 37 (power to transfer undertaking), the undertaker and Network Rail may enter into and carry into effect agreements with respect to the construction, maintenance, use and operation of —
a
any of the authorised works, or any part of those works; and
b
any works required for the purposes of or in connection with the authorised works;
by Network Rail or by the undertaker, or by the undertaker and Network Rail jointly.
2
Any agreement made pursuant to the powers conferred by this article may contain such incidental, consequential or supplementary provisions as may be so agreed, including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) provisions —
a
with respect to the defraying of, or the making of contributions towards the costs of such construction, maintenance, use and operation as are referred to in paragraph (1) by the undertaker or by Network Rail or by the undertaker and Network Rail jointly; and
b
for the exercise by Network Rail, or by the undertaker, or by Network Rail and the undertaker jointly, of all or any of the powers and rights of Network Rail and the undertaker (as the case may be) in respect of any of the authorised works and any works required for the purposes of or in connection with such works.
3
The exercise by the undertaker or Network Rail or the undertaker and Network Rail jointly, of any powers and rights under any enactment or contract pursuant to any such agreement as is authorised by paragraph (1) shall be subject to all statutory and contractual provisions relating thereto as would apply if such powers and rights were exercised by the undertaker or Network Rail (as the case may be) alone, and accordingly such provisions shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to the exercise of such powers and rights by the undertaker or Network Rail, or by the undertaker and Network Rail jointly, as the case may be.
4
The undertaker and Network Rail may enter into, and carry into effect, agreements for the transfer to and vesting in Network Rail or the undertaker, or the undertaker and Network Rail jointly, of —
a
any of the authorised works or any part of any of those works; or
b
any works, lands or other property required for the purposes of the authorised works or in connection with such works,
together with any rights and obligations (whether or not statutory) of Network Rail or the undertaker relating thereto.
Proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
40
1
Where proceedings are brought under section 82(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (summary proceedings by person aggrieved by statutory nuisance) in relation to a nuisance falling within paragraph (g) of section 79(1) of that Act (noise emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance) no order shall be made, and no fine may be imposed, under section 82(2) of that Act if the defendant shows —
a
that the nuisance relates to premises used by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order with respect to the construction or maintenance of the authorised works and that the nuisance is attributable to the carrying out of works which are being carried out in accordance with a notice served under section 60, or a consent given under section 61 or 65 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 ; or
b
that the nuisance is a consequence of the construction, maintenance or use of the authorised works and that it cannot reasonably be avoided.
2
The following provisions of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, namely —
a
section 61(9) (consent for work on construction site to include statement that it does not of itself constitute a defence to proceedings under section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990); and
b
section 65(8) (corresponding provision in relation to consent for registered noise level to be exceeded),
shall not apply where the consent relates to the use of premises by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order with respect to construction or maintenance of the authorised works.
Application of landlord and tenant law
41
1
This article applies to —
a
any agreement for leasing to any person the whole or any part of the authorised works or the right to operate the same; and
b
any agreement entered into by the undertaker with any person for the construction, maintenance, use or operation of the authorised works, or any part of them,
so far as any such agreement relates to the terms on which any land which is the subject of a lease granted by or under that agreement is to be provided for that person’s use.
2
No enactment or rule of law regulating the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants shall prejudice the operation of any agreement to which this article applies.
3
Accordingly, no such enactment or rule of law shall apply in relation to the rights and obligations of the parties to any lease granted by or under any such agreement so as to —
a
exclude or in any respect modify any of the rights and obligations of those parties under the terms of the lease, whether with respect to the termination of the tenancy or any other matter;
b
confer or impose on any such party any right or obligation arising out of or connected with anything done or omitted on or in relation to land which is the subject of the lease, in addition to any such right or obligation provided for by the terms of the lease; or
c
restrict the enforcement (whether by action for damages or otherwise) by any party to the lease of any obligation of any other party under the lease.
Obstruction of construction of authorised works
42
Any person who, without reasonable excuse —
a
obstructs any person acting under the authority of the undertaker in setting out the lines of the scheduled works, or in constructing any authorised work; or
b
interferes with, moves or removes any apparatus belonging to any person acting under the authority of the undertaker,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Trespass
43
1
Any person who —
a
trespasses on any part of the railway; or
b
trespasses on any land of the undertaker in dangerous proximity to the railway or to any electrical or other apparatus used for or in connection with the operation of the railway,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
2
No person shall be convicted of an offence under this article unless it is shown that a notice warning the public not to trespass on the railway was clearly exhibited and maintained at the station or level crossing on the railway nearest the place where the offence is alleged to have been committed.
3
If the railway or any part of it is transferred to Network Rail under article 39(4) (agreements with Network Rail) this article shall cease to apply to the railway or to the part of it that has been so transferred.
4
In this article “the railway” means the railway forming part of the authorised works.
Disclosure of confidential information
44
A person who —
a
enters a factory, workshop or workplace in pursuance of the provisions of article 20 (protective works to buildings) or article 21 (power to survey and investigate land); and
b
discloses to any person any information obtained by him relating to any manufacturing process or trade secret,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale unless the disclosure is made in the course of performing his duty in connection with the purposes for which he was authorised to enter the land.
Statutory undertakers, etc.
45
The provisions of Schedule 9 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.) shall have effect.
Protective provisions
46
The provisions of Schedule 10 (protective provisions) shall have effect.
As to application of certain railway enactments
47
1
Any enactment which authorised any railway or former railway of Network Rail comprised within the designated lands shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Order.
2
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall prejudice any express statutory provision for —
a
the protection of the owner, lessee or occupier of any property which is specifically designated property in such provision; or
b
the protection or benefit of any public trustees or commissioners, corporation or other person, specifically named in such provision.
3
In this article “designated lands” means any land which is owned by Network Rail shown on the works and land plans and described in the book of reference.
Application of the Land Drainage Act 1991
48
Section 23(6) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 shall not apply in relation to any works authorised by this Order.
Certification of plans, etc.
49
The undertaker shall, as soon as practicable after the making of this Order, submit copies of the book of reference, the sections, the works and land plans and the rights of way plans to the Secretary of State for certification that they are, respectively, true copies of the book of reference, sections, works and land plans and rights of way plans referred to in this Order; and a document so certified shall be admissible in any proceedings as evidence of the contents of the document of which it is a copy.
Service of notices
50
1
A notice or other document required or authorised to be served for the purposes of this Order may be served —
a
by post; or
b
with the consent of the recipient and subject to paragraphs (6) to (8), by electronic transmission.
2
Where the person on whom a notice or other document to be served for the purposes of this Order is a body corporate, the notice or document is duly served if it is served on the secretary or clerk of that body.
3
For the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 as it applies for the purposes of this article, the proper address of any person in relation to the service on him of a notice or document under paragraph (1) is, if he has given an address for service, that address, and otherwise —
a
in the case of the secretary or clerk of a body corporate, the registered or principal office of that body; and
b
in any other case, his last known address at the time of service.
4
Where for the purposes of this Order a notice or other document is required or authorised to be served on a person as having any interest in, or as the occupier of, land and his name or address cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiry, the notice may be served by —
a
addressing it to him by name or by the description of “owner”, or as the case may be “occupier”, of the land (describing it); and
b
either leaving it in the hands of a person who is or appears to be resident or employed on the land or leaving it conspicuously affixed to some building or object on or near the land.
5
Where a notice or other document required to be served or sent for the purposes of this Order is served or sent by electronic transmission the requirement shall be taken to be fulfilled where the recipient of the notice or other document to be transmitted has given his consent to the use of electronic transmission either in writing or by electronic transmission.
6
Where the recipient of a notice or other document served or sent by electronic transmission notifies the sender within 7 days of receipt that he requires a paper copy of all or any part of that notice or other document the sender shall provide such a copy as soon as reasonably practicable.
7
A person may revoke his consent to the use of electronic transmission in accordance with paragraph (8).
8
Where a person is no longer willing to accept the use of electronic transmission for any of the purposes of this Order —
a
he shall give notice in writing or by electronic transmission revoking any consent given by him for that purpose; and
b
such revocation shall be final and shall take effect on a date specified by the person in the notice but that date shall not be less than 7 days after the date on which the notice is given.
9
This article shall not be taken to exclude the employment of any method of service not expressly provided for by it.
No double recovery
51
Compensation shall not be payable in respect of the same matter both under this Order and under any other enactment, any contract or any rule of law.
Arbitration
52
Any difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for, shall be referred to and settled by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties or, failing agreement, to be appointed on the application of either party (after giving notice in writing to the other) by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Ellis Harvey
Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit
Department for Transport
23rd September 2008


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2008 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2
In this Order a reference to an electoral region or constituency is a reference to that region or constituency as it is for the time being.
Revocation
2
The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2004 is revoked.
Returning Officers in England
3
The designated returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region in England (including the combined region ) specified in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order shall be the person who is the acting returning officer at a parliamentary election for the constituency specified in the right-hand column of the Schedule.
Returning Officer for Wales
4
The designated returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Wales shall be the person who is the acting returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency.
Returning Officer for Scotland
5
The designated returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Scotland shall be the person who is the returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Edinburgh South constituency.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Justice
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
15th July 2008


text:
Citation, commencement and effect
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Settlements) Regulations 2008, shall come into force on 6th April 2008 and shall have effect in relation to chargeable events occurring on or after 6th April 2007.
Interpretation
2
1
In these Regulations —
“the 1984 Act ” means the Inheritance Tax Act 1984;
“ the Commissioners ” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“a chargeable event” means an occasion on which tax is chargeable under section 64 (charge at ten-year anniversary), section 65 (charge at other times) or section 71E (charge to tax on property to which section 71D applies) ;
“an excepted settlement” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“the IHT threshold” means the lower limit shown in the Table in Schedule 1 to the 1984 Act applicable on the occasion of the chargeable event;
“qualifying interest in possession” has the meaning given in section 59;
“related settlement” has the meaning given in section 62;
“settlement” has the meaning given in section 43;
“settlor” has the meaning given in section 44;
“trustee” has the meaning given in section 45;
“value” means value for the purposes of tax.
2
In these Regulations, a reference to a section is a reference to the section of the 1984 Act bearing that number.
Accounts
3
1
No person is required to deliver an account under section 216 of the property comprised in an excepted settlement unless the Commissioners so require by notice in writing addressed to that person.
2
If in reliance on these Regulations a person has not delivered an account and it is discovered at any time that the settlement is not an excepted settlement, the delivery to the Commissioners within six months of that time of an account of the property comprised in that settlement shall satisfy any requirement to deliver an account imposed on that person.
Excepted settlement
4
1
An excepted settlement means a settlement in which no qualifying interest in possession subsists on an occasion of a chargeable event on or after 6th April 2007 in the circumstances in paragraph (2) or (3).
2
The circumstances are that —
a
throughout the existence of the settlement, cash is the only property comprised in the settlement;
b
after making the settlement, the settlor provided no further property which became comprised in the settlement;
c
the trustees of the settlement are resident in the United Kingdom throughout the existence of the settlement;
d
the gross value of the settled property throughout the existence of the settlement does not exceed £1,000; and
e
there are no related settlements.
3
The circumstances are that —
a
the settlor is domiciled in the United Kingdom at the time the settlement was made and throughout the existence of the settlement until either the chargeable event or the death of the settlor, whichever is earlier;
b
the trustees of the settlement are resident in the United Kingdom throughout the existence of the settlement;
c
there are no related settlements; and
d
the relevant condition contained in paragraph (4), (6), (7) or (8) is met.
4
On the occasion of a chargeable event under section 64, the condition is that the value transferred by a chargeable transfer of the description specified in section 66(3) does not exceed 80% of the IHT threshold.
5
Where, in reliance on these Regulations, no person was required to deliver an account under section 216 of the property comprised in the settlement on an occasion of a chargeable event under section 65 in respect of the settlement in the ten years before the chargeable event in paragraph (4), the amounts on which any charges to tax were imposed under section 65 shall, for the purpose of determining the value transferred by a chargeable transfer of the description specified in section 66(3), be without deduction for liabilities or reliefs contained in the 1984 Act.
6
On the occasion of a chargeable event under section 65 preceding the first ten-year anniversary after the settlement’s commencement, the condition is that the value transferred by a chargeable transfer of the description specified in section 68(4) does not exceed 80% of the IHT threshold.
7
On the occasion of a chargeable event under section 65 following one or more ten-year anniversaries after the settlement’s commencement, the condition is that the value transferred by a chargeable transfer of the description specified in section 66(3), taking into account section 69, does not exceed 80% of the IHT threshold.
8
On the occasion of a chargeable event under section 71E by reason of the happening of an event within section 71F(2), the condition is that the value transferred by a chargeable transfer of the description specified in section 71F(8) does not exceed 80% of the IHT threshold.
9
For the purposes of this regulation —
a
trustees of a settlement shall be regarded as resident in the United Kingdom if the general administration of the settlement is ordinarily carried on in the United Kingdom and the trustees or a majority of them (and, where there is more than one class of trustees, a majority of each class) are for the time being resident in the United Kingdom; and
b
in determining value for the purposes of paragraph (4), (6), (7) or (8) disregard any liabilities or reliefs contained in the 1984 Act.
Discharge of trustees and property from tax
5
1
Paragraph (2) shall apply to an excepted settlement within regulation 4(2).
2
The trustees of the settlement shall, on the expiration of the period of six months beginning with the date of the chargeable event, be discharged from any claim for tax on the occasion of the chargeable event and attributable to the value of the property comprised in the excepted settlement and any Inland Revenue charge for that tax shall then be extinguished unless, within that period, the Commissioners issue a notice requiring an account of that property.
3
This regulation is subject to regulation 6.
6
Regulation 5 does not —
a
discharge any person from tax in the case of fraud or failure to disclose material facts; or
b
affect the liability to tax of any persons other than the trustees of the settlement, or any tax that may be payable if the settlement is not an excepted settlement.
Transfers reported late
7
Where no account of an excepted settlement is required by the Commissioners, an account of that settlement shall, for the purposes of section 264(8) (delivery of account to be treated as payment where tax rate nil), be treated as having been delivered twelve months after the end of the month in which the chargeable event occurred.
Revocation
8
The Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Settlements) Regulations 2002 are revoked in relation to an occasion of a chargeable event on or after 6th April 2007.
Mike Hanson
Mike Eland
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
6th March 2008


text:
Citation and Interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2008.
2
In this Order “the 2007 Act ” means the Further Education and Training Act 2007.
Provisions coming into force
2
The following provisions of the 2007 Act come into force on 21st February 2008:
a
section 1;
b
section 3;
c
section 4;
d
section 5;
e
section 29 to the extent that it relates to the provisions set out in paragraphs (g) and (h);
f
section 30 to the extent that it relates to the provisions set out in paragraphs (i), (j) and (k);
g
paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the extent that it is not already in force;
h
paragraphs 14 and 16 of Schedule 1;
i
in Schedule 2, the repeal of sections 19 to 24 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and the repeals in relation to Schedule 3 of that Act;
j
in Schedule 2, the repeal of section 209 of the Education Act 2002; and
k
in Schedule 2, the repeal in relation to section 18 of the Children Act 2004.
3
Section 2 of the 2007 Act, to the extent that it is not already in force, comes into force on 1st September 2008.
Bill Rammell
Minister of State
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
11th February 2008


text:
In accordance with section 26A(8) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1
This order may be cited as the Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Definition of registration card
2
In section 26A of the Immigration Act 1971, for subsection (1)(b) there shall be substituted the following —
b
is issued by the Secretary of State to the person wholly or partly in connection with —
i
a claim for asylum (whether or not made by that person), or
ii
a claim for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (whether or not made by that person).
Liam Byrne
Minister of State
Home Office
26th June 2008


text:
Citation, commencement and application
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st May 2008.
2
This Order applies only to billing authorities in England.
Substitution of penalties for failure to supply information to or notify billing authority
2
1
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (penalties for failure to supply information to or notify billing authority) is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “£50” substitute “£70”.
3
In sub-paragraph (3), for “£200” substitute “£280”.
Dave Watts
Alan Campbell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
3rd April 2008


text:
In accordance with section 6ZA(3) of the Police Act 1996, he has consulted with the Association of Police Authorities, the Association of Chief Police Officers and such other persons as he thinks fit.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Police Authorities (Particular Functions and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 14th March 2008.
2
In this Order the “ 1996 Act ” means the Police Act 1996.
Particular Functions of a Police Authority
2
Police authorities shall have conferred on them the particular functions set out in articles 3 to 5.
3
A police authority shall monitor the performance of the police force maintained for its area in —
a
complying with the duties imposed on that force by the Human Rights Act 1998 ; and
b
carrying out any plan issued by virtue of section 6ZB of the 1996 Act .
4
A police authority shall secure that arrangements are made for the police force maintained for its area to cooperate with other police forces where such cooperation would be —
a
in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of the police force maintained for its area; or
b
in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more police forces maintained for the areas of other police authorities.
5
A police authority shall promote equality and diversity within the police force maintained for its area and within the authority.
Transitional provision
6
Until the commencement of paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 and the subsequent issue of a plan by a police authority under section 6ZB of the 1996 Act article 3(b) shall have no effect in relation to that authority.
Tony McNulty
Minister of State
Home Office
3rd January 2008


text:
Citation and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2008.
2
In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.
Appointed day for section 12
2
26th September 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 12 (information required by the Secretary of State) in so far as it is not already in force.
Appointed day for Schedule 3, paragraph 11(16)
3
The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 11(16) of Schedule 3 (amendment of enactments relating to child support), and section 26 so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph, in so far as they are not already in force is —
a
26th September 2008 for the purpose of making regulations; and
b
27th October 2008 for all other purposes.
Appointed day for section 23
4
27th October 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 23 (abolition of the child maintenance bonus) in so far as it is not already in force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
25th September 2008


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Smoking Cessation Products) Order 2008 and comes into force on 30th June 2008.
2
Schedule 7A to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (charge at reduced rate) is amended as follows.
3
The reduced rate provided for in Group 11 (smoking cessation products) shall have effect in relation to supplies made on or after 1st July 2008.
Claire Ward
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
2nd June 2008


text:
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 15th August 2008.
Amendment of the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002
2
The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 are amended by substituting for the definition of “Technical Instructions” in regulation 3(1) —
Technical Instructions” means the 2007-2008 English language edition of Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, as amended by the Addenda and Corrigenda dated 1st August 2007 and 13th June 2008 respectively, approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation;
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
21st July 2008


text:
Citation, commencement and extent
1
This Order may be cited as the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 and comes into force on 3rd November 2008.
2
Except as provided by articles 3 and 4, an amendment or revocation of any enactment by any provision of Schedules 1 and 2 extends to any part of the United Kingdom to which the enactment extends.
3
1
For the purposes of article 4 the following amendments and revocations made by Schedules 1 and 2 do not extend to Scotland —
2
In Schedule 1 —
a
paragraph 96(a), (c), (d) and (e) (i), (iii), (iv) and (vi) to (ix);
b
paragraph 124 in so far as it relates to regulations 35, 36(1), (2)(a), (5) and (8), 37 and 38;
c
paragraph 126 in so far as it relates to regulations 39, 40, 42, 43, 46, 47, 49, 51 and 53 to 58;
d
paragraphs 128, 133(a) and 134; and
e
paragraph 136 in so far as it relates to regulations 16 to 28 and 30 to 33.
3
In Schedule 2 the entries relating to —
a
the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 in so far as the entry relates to regulation 2(b);
b
the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals), Vaccine Damage Payments and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 1999 in so far as the entry relates to regulation 10;
c
the Social Security and Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 in so far as the entry relates to regulations 24(a) to (c), (e) and (h), 25, 29 and 31;
d
the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 in so far as the entry relates to regulations 13 to 18 and 20;
e
the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 ;
f
the Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2004 in so far as the entry relates to regulation 2(4) to (7);
g
the Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 in so far as the entry relates to regulation 2(9) to (14), (18) and (20);
h
the Social Security and Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 in so far as the entry relates to regulation 2; and
i
the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 .
4
The purposes referred to in article 3(1) are —
a
the determination by an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998 of an appeal which is referred to such a tribunal by the Scottish Ministers, or the Secretary of State on their behalf, pursuant to section 158 (appeal tribunals) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 ; and
b
the determination by a Social Security Commissioner of an appeal made under section 159 (appeal to social security commissioner) of that Act against a decision falling within sub-paragraph (a).
Transitional provision
5
Where an appeal lies to the High Court under regulation 12 of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Reviews and Appeals) Regulations 1999 (appeals to the High Court) from any decision made by the appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998, and that appeal has not been commenced before 3rd November 2008, section 11 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 shall apply as if the decision were a decision made on or after the 3rd November 2008 by the First-tier Tribunal.
Consequential Amendments and Revocations
6
1
Schedule 1 contains consequential amendments.
2
Schedule 2 contains revocations. The instruments listed in column (1) of the table in Schedule 2 (which have the references listed in column (2)) are revoked to the extent indicated in column (3).
By authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
9th October 2008