British Railways Act 1993

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British Railways Act 1993

An Act to empower the British Railways Board to construct works and to acquire land; to confer further powers on the Board; and for other purposes.

[29 th March 1993]

Whereas—

It is the duty of the British Railways Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) under the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 (inter alia) to provide railway services in Great Britain and, in connection with the provision of railway services, to provide such other services and facilities as appear to the Board to be expedient, and to have due regard, as respects all those railway and other services and facilities, to efficiency, economy and safety of operation:

It is expedient that the Board should be empowered to construct the works authorised by this Act and to acquire or use the land referred to in this Act:

It is expedient that the other powers in this Act contained should be conferred on the Board, and that the other provisions in this Act contained should be enacted:

Plans and sections showing the lines or situations and levels of the works to be constructed under this Act, and plans of the land authorised to be acquired or used by this Act, and a book of reference to such plans containing the names of the owners and lessees, or reputed owners and lessees, and of the occupiers of the said land were duly deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons and with the proper officers of the councils of the counties, metropolitan districts and London borough within which the said works may be constructed or the said land is situated, which plans, sections and book of reference are respectively referred to in this Act as the deposited plans, the deposited sections and the deposited book of reference:

The purposes of this Act could not have been effected without the authority of Parliament when the Bill for this Act was deposited:

May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Part IPreliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the British Railways Act 1993.

2 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions to which meanings are assigned by the enactments incorporated herewith have in relation to the related subject-matter the same respective meanings; and—

“the Act of 1845” means the [1845 c. 20.] Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845;

“the Act of 1863” means the [1863 c. 92.] Railways Clauses Act 1863;

“the Act of 1965” means the [1965 c. 56.] Compulsory Purchase Act 1965;

“the Board” means the British Railways Board;

“enactment” includes any order, byelaw, rule, regulation, scheme or other instrument having effect by virtue of an enactment;

“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plans;

“reference point” means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference point;

“the specified enactments” means the [1839 c. 45.] Highway (Railway Crossings) Act 1839 , section 9 of the [1842 c. 55.] Railway Regulation Act 1842 , section 47 of the Act of 1845 , sections 5 , 6 and 7 of the Act of 1863 and any other provision to the same or similar effect incorporated with, or contained in, any enactment;

“traffic sign” has the meaning assigned to it by section 64 of the [1984 c. 27.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

“the tribunal” means the Lands Tribunal; and

“the works” means the works authorised by this Act.

(2) All directions, distances and lengths stated in any description of works, powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such direction, distance and length and distances between points on a railway shall be taken to be measured along the railway.

(3) Any reference in this Act to a work identified by the number of such work shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Act.

(4) References in this Act to points identified by letters shall be construed as references to the points so lettered on the deposited plans.

(5) References in this Act to access to any plac...

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