The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005

Power to deviate

6.—(1) In constructing or maintaining any of the scheduled works, Merseytravel may—

(a) deviate laterally from the lines or situations shown on the works and land plans within the Order limits relating to that work shown on those plans; and

(b) deviate vertically from the levels shown on the sections—

(i) to any extent not exceeding 3 metres upwards; and

(ii) to any extent downwards as may be necessary or expedient.

(2) In constructing or maintaining any work or part of a work shown on the works and land plans as being situated in a street and for which no limits of deviation are shown on those plans, Merseytravel may deviate laterally within the boundaries of that street.

(3) Merseytravel may in constructing or maintaining any of the authorised street tramways lay down—

(a) double lines of rails in lieu of single lines;

(b) single lines of rails in lieu of double lines;

(c) interlacing lines of rails in lieu of double or single lines; or

(d) double or single lines of rails in lieu of interlacing lines.

(4) The power in paragraph (3) shall not be exercised in the case of any authorised street tramway without the consent of the street authority, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(5) Merseytravel may in constructing or maintaining any of the authorised street tramways lay down such number of switches and crossings as may be necessary or expedient.

(6) Merseytravel may in constructing and maintaining any of the authorised tramroads provide within the limits of deviation for those tramroads such number of lines of rails and sidings, switchings and crossings as may be necessary or expedient.

(7) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)—

(a) in constructing and maintaining Work No. 1 Merseytravel may, to the extent it thinks fit, deviate from the design of the bridges shown on the sections, including by varying the number of any supporting columns or other structures, the distances between them and the height or clearance above the level of the water underneath the bridges; and

(b) in constructing and maintaining the scheduled works Merseytravel may, to the extent it thinks fit, deviate laterally from their points of commencement and termination shown on the works and land plans.