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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application of the 1991 Act

  3. PART 2 WORKS PROVISIONS

    1. Principal Powers

      1. 4.Power to construct and maintain works

      2. 5.Power to deviate

    2. Streets

      1. 6.Power to alter layout of streets

      2. 7.Power to keep apparatus in streets

      3. 8.Power to execute street works

      4. 9.Stopping up of streets

      5. 10.Temporary stopping up of streets

      6. 11.Access to works

      7. 12.Construction and maintenance of new or altered streets

      8. 13.Construction of bridges and tunnels

      9. 14.Agreements with street authorities

    3. Supplementary

      1. 15.Discharge of water

      2. 16.Protective works to buildings

      3. 17.Power to survey and investigate land

      4. 18.Town and country planning

  4. PART 3 ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

    1. Powers of acquisition

      1. 19.Power to acquire land

      2. 20.Application of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965

      3. 21.Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

      4. 22.Power to acquire new rights

      5. 23.Rights under or over streets

    2. Temporary possession of land

      1. 24.Temporary use of land for construction of works

    3. Compensation

      1. 25.Disregard of certain interests and improvements

    4. Supplementary

      1. 26.Acquisition of part of certain properties

      2. 27.Extinction or suspension of private rights of way

      3. 28.Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

  5. PART 4 OPERATION OF TRANSLINK

    1. 29.Power to operate and use Translink

    2. 30.Power to charge fares

    3. 31.Traffic control

    4. 32.Traffic regulation

    5. 33.Power to fell or lop trees overhanging the authorised busway

    6. 34.Trespass on the authorised busway

    7. 35.Service subsidy agreements

    8. 36.Concessionary travel

    9. 37.Registration of busway services

    10. 38.Substitute road services

    11. 39.Obstruction of construction of Translink

    12. 40.Power to make byelaws

    13. 41.Power to contract for police services

  6. PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 42.Power to transfer undertaking

    2. 43.Disclosure of confidential information

    3. 44.Public open space

    4. 45.Application of landlord and tenant law

    5. 46.Statutory undertakers etc.

    6. 47.Application of existing enactments

    7. 48.Power of Council and County Council to make agreements

    8. 49.For the protection of Council and County Council in the event of transfer

    9. 50.Protective provisions

    10. 51.Certification of plans etc.

    11. 52.Service of notices

    12. 53.No double recovery

    13. 54.Arbitration

  7. Signature

  8. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SCHEDULED WORKS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      STREETS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION OF LAYOUT

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      STREETS TO BE STOPPED UP

      1. PART 1 STREETS FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

      2. PART 2 STREETS FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      STREETS TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      ACCESS TO WORKS

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

      1. Compensation enactments

        1. 1.The enactments for the time being in force with respect...

        2. 2.(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1, the...

      2. Adaptation of the 1965 Act

        1. 3.(1) The 1965 Act shall have effect with the modifications...

        2. 4.For section 7 of the 1965 Act (measure of compensation)...

        3. 5.For section 8 of the 1965 Act (which relates to...

        4. 6.The following provisions of the 1965 Act (which state the...

        5. 7.Section 11 of the 1965 Act (powers of entry) shall...

        6. 8.Section 20 of the 1965 Act (protection for interests of...

        7. 9.Section 22 of the 1965 Act (protection of acquiring authority’s...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

      1. PART 1 BUS LANES

      2. PART 2 PROHIBITION OF ACCESS

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS ETC.

      1. Apparatus of statutory undertakers etc. on land acquired

        1. 1.(1) Sections 271 to 274 of the 1990 Act (power...

      2. Apparatus of statutory undertakers etc. in stopped up streets

        1. 2.(1) Where a street is stopped up under article 9...

      3. Railway and navigation undertakings

        1. 3.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

      1. PART 1 PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER UNDERTAKERS

        1. 1.(1) For the protection of the undertakers referred to in...

        2. 2.Notwithstanding the temporary stopping up or diversion of any highway...

        3. 3.(1) The Council, in the case of the powers conferred...

        4. 4.Notwithstanding anything in this Order or shown on the deposited...

        5. 5.(1) If the Council, in the exercise of the powers...

        6. 6.(1) Where, in accordance with the provisions of this Part...

        7. 7.(1) Not less than 28 days before commencing to execute...

        8. 8.The Council shall not be required to comply with paragraph...

        9. 9.Where, by reason of this Order, any part of any...

        10. 10.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...

        11. 11.If, in consequence of the exercise of the powers of...

        12. 12.(1) Where, by reason of the stopping up of any...

        13. 13.Nothing in this Part of this Schedule shall affect the...

      2. PART 2 PROTECTION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER

        1. 14.(1) For the protection of a public communications provider the...

        2. 15.The temporary stopping up or diversion of any highway under...

      3. PART 3 PROTECTION FOR SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS

        1. 16.(1) For the protection of sewerage undertakers the following provisions...

        2. 17.(1) Before commencing the construction or renewal of any specified...

        3. 18.(1) The specified work shall be constructed, and in the...

        4. 19.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part of...

        5. 20.(1) An officer of the undertaker duly appointed for the...

        6. 21.(1) Notwithstanding the temporary stopping up or diversion of any...

        7. 22.The Council shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, so...

        8. 23.As soon as reasonably practicable after the completion of the...

        9. 24.Nothing in this Part of this Schedule shall affect the...

        10. 25.Any difference arising between the Council and the undertaker under...

      4. PART 4 PROTECTION FOR ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

        1. 26.(1) For the protection of the Environment Agency (in this...

      5. PART 5 PROTECTION FOR NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

        1. 27.(1) For the protection of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, the...

        2. 28.(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the Council shall not pursuant...

        3. 29.(1) The Council shall before commencing construction of any specified...

        4. 30.(1) Any specified work shall, when commenced, be constructed—

        5. 31.(1) The Council shall— (a) at all times afford reasonable...

        6. 32.Network Rail Infrastructure Limited shall at all times afford reasonable...

        7. 33.(1) If any alterations or additions, either permanent or temporary,...

        8. 34.The Council shall repay to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited all...

        9. 35.(1) In this paragraph— “EMI” means, subject to sub-paragraph (2),...

        10. 36.If at any time after the completion of a specified...

        11. 37.The Council shall not provide any illumination or illuminated sign...

        12. 38.Any additional expenses which Network Rail Infrastructure Limited may reasonably...

        13. 39.(1) The Council shall pay to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited...

        14. 40.Network Rail Infrastructure Limited shall, on receipt of a request...

        15. 41.In the assessment of any sums payable to Network Rail...

        16. 42.The Council and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited may enter into,...

        17. 43.In so far as any specified work or the acquisition...

      6. PART 6 PROTECTION FOR HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES

        1. 44.(1) For the protection of the highway authorities concerned, the...

      7. PART 7 FOR PROTECTION OF CERTAIN LAND NEAR JEANS WAY, LUTON

        1. 45.(1) For the protection of certain land off Jeans Way,...

  9. Explanatory Note