Dartford Tunnel Act 1984
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1984 c. xvii |
| Year | 1984 |
Dartford Tunnel Act 1984
c.
xvii
1
ELIZABETH
II
1984 CHAPTER xvii
An Act to repeal the Dartford Tunnel Act 1967 and to
re-enact certain provisions of that Act with
amendments; to confer further powers in connection
with the works authorised by that Act and by Acts
repealed by that Act; and for other purposes.
[26th July 1984]
Xl/'HEREAS—
(1)
By
virtue
of
the Dartford Tunnel
Act
1967 (hereinafter 1967 c. xxxvii.
referred to as "the Act
of
1967") the Essex County Council
and
the Kent County Council (hereinafter referred
to as "the
Councils") maintain
and
operate tunnels
for
vehicular traffic
under the river Thames between the borough of Thurrock in the
county
of
Essex
and the
borough
of
Dartford
in the
county
of
Kent constructed
in
pursuance
of
that
Act and of
enactments
repealed
by
that
Act:
(2) The Councils exercise powers under the Act
of
1967 with
respect
to the
said tunnels
and
works connected therewith
including power
to
demand
and
take tolls
in
respect
of
traffic
passing through
or
into
the
said tunnels:
2 c. xvii Dartford Tunnel Act 1984
(3) By virtue of section 262 of the Local Government Act
1972 c. 70. 1972 and the Non-metropolitan and Welsh Counties (Local
S.I. 1983/619. Statutory Provisions) Order 1983 the Act of 1967 except
certain provisions thereof will cease to have effect at the end
of
1986:
(4) It is expedient that the Act of 1967 should be specifically
repealed and re-enacted with amendments except the
provisions thereof that are spent:
(5) It is expedient that the other provisions of this Act be
enacted:
(6) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(7) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act, the
requirements of section 239 of the Local Government Act 1972
have been complied with:
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 assem-
bled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and 1. This Act may be cited as the Dartford Tunnel Act 1984
commence- and shall come into force at the end of one month beginning
ment. ^^ me ^ate Qn
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Interpretation. 2.—(1) In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise
requires—
1930
c.
cixxxii.
"the Act of 1930" means the Dartford Tunnel Act 1930;
1937c.
cxxvii.
"the Act of 1937" means the Dartford Tunnel Act 1937;
1957
c.
xxxiv.
"the Act of 1957" means the Dartford Tunnel Act 1957;
1962
c.
xl.
"the Act of 1962" means the Dartford Tunnel Act 1962;
1967
c.
xxxvii.
"the Act of 1967" means the Dartford Tunnel Act 1967;
"the authorised works" means the works authorised
by the
Act of 1967 and by the enactments repealed by the
Act of 1967;
"bicycles" includes tricycles and mechanically powered
bicycles and tricycles;
"carriageway" has the meaning given by section 329 of the
1980 c. 66. Highways Act 1980;
"contravention" includes failure to comply;
Dartford Tunnel Act 1984 c. xvii 3
"the Councils" means the Essex Council and the Kent
Council and includes either of those councils;
"the Essex Council" means the Essex County Council;
"the excess sum" means the amount by which the cost of
the works constructed by the Councils under the
enactments repealed by the Act of 1967 exceeded the
sum of £3,125,000;
"financial year" means the period of 12 months ending on
31st March;
"footway" has the meaning given by section 329 of the
Highways Act 1980; 1980 c. 66.
"the Kent Council" means the Kent County Council;
"limits of deviation" means the limits of deviation
specified in each of the Acts repealed by the Act of
1967 and in the Act of 1967 by which works were
authorised by reference to the plans and sections
deposited in connection with the Bills for those Acts;
"the 1930 deposited plans" and "the 1967 deposited
plans"
mean the plans deposited in connection with
the Act of 1930 and the Act of 1967 respectively;
"port authority" means the Port of London Authority;
"the river" means the river Thames;
"street" has the meaning given by section 329 of the
Highways Act 1980;
"telecommunication apparatus" has the same meaning as
in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984; 1984 c. 12.
"the tunnel" means the tunnel authorised by the
enactments repealed by the Act of 1967 and the
tunnel authorised by the Act of 1967 together with so
much of the highways forming the approaches to the
said tunnels as lie between the line A-B shown on the
1967 deposited plans and drawn straight across the
northern such approach and the line C-D so shown
and drawn straight across the southern such approach
the said lines being indicated by posts or other marks
in accordance with section 8 (Posts or marks to show
limits of tunnel) of this Act:
"the tunnel approaches" means so much of the highway
passing through the tunnel as lies south of the junction
of the road A.282 with the special road along the route
described in Schedule
1
to the M.25 Motorway
(A.
13
to
A.
12
Section and Connecting Roads) Scheme 1975 S.l. 1975/1853.
in the borough of Thurrock in the county of Essex
PART I
—cont.
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