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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2005 No. 1794

TRANSPORT AND WORKS, ENGLAND

TRANSPORT, ENGLAND

The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005

  Made 1st July 2005 
  Coming into force 22nd July 2005 


ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES


PART 1

PRELIMINARY
1. Citation and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Application of New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
4. Incorporation of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
5. Application of the Midland Metro Acts

PART 2

WORKS PROVISIONS
Principal powers
6. Power to construct and maintain works
7. Power to deviate, etc.
8. Designation of works
Streets
9. Power to alter layout, etc. of streets
10. Power to keep apparatus in streets
11. Power to execute street works
12. Permanent stopping up of means of access
13. Temporary stopping up of streets
14. Access to works
15. Construction and maintenance of new or altered highways
16. Construction and alteration of bridges
17. Restoration of streets if street tramway discontinued
18. Agreements with street authorities
Supplemental powers
19. Discharge of water
20. Attachment of equipment to buildings for purposes of tramway
21. Safeguarding works to buildings
22. Power to construct temporary tramways
23. Power to survey and investigate land
24. Mode of construction and operation of tramway

PART 3

ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
Powers of acquisition
25. Power to acquire land
26. Application of Part I of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
27. Application of Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
28. Power to acquire new rights
29. Rights under or over streets
Temporary possession of land
30. Temporary use of land for construction of works
31. Temporary use of land for maintenance of works
32. Temporary use of land for carrying out of accommodation and mitigation works
Compensation
33. Disregard of certain interests and improvements
Supplementary
34. Acquisition of part of certain properties
35. Extinction or suspension of rights of way
36. Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

PART 4

OPERATION OF TRAMWAY SYSTEM
37. Power to operate and use tramway system
38. Maintenance of approved works, etc.
39. Power to charge fares
40. Traffic signs
41. Tree Preservation Orders
42. Obstruction of construction of authorised works
43. Traffic regulation

PART 5

MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
44. Planning permission: supplementary matters
45. Statutory undertakers, etc.
46. Minerals
47. Saving for highway authorities
48. Certification of plans, etc.
49. Service of notices
50. No double recovery
51. Disclosure of confidential information
52. Withholding of consent
53. Arbitration
54. Protective provisions

SCHEDULES

  Schedule 1— Scheduled works

  Schedule 2— Acquisition of land, etc. outside limits of deviation
 Part 1 Acquisition of land
 Part 2 Acquisition of rights only

  Schedule 3— Streets subject to alteration of layout

  Schedule 4— Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights

  Schedule 5— Land of which temporary possession may be taken

  Schedule 6— Traffic regulation
 Part 1 Prohibition or restriction of waiting and loading/unloading
 Part 2 Direction of traffic
 Part 3 Restriction on remaining stationary in road
 Part 4 Prohibition of access

  Schedule 7— Provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.

  Schedule 8— Protective provisions
 Part 1 For protection of Network Rail
 Part 2 For protection of British Waterways Board

Whereas an application has been made to the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000[
1] ("the Applications Rules") made under sections 6, 6A, 7 and 10 of the Transport and Works Act 1992[2] ("the 1992 Act"), for an Order under sections 1 and 5 of the 1992 Act;

     And whereas the Secretary of State caused an inquiry to be held for the purposes of the application pursuant to section 11 of the 1992 Act;

     And whereas the Secretary of State, having considered the objections made and not withdrawn and the report of the person who held the inquiry, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications which in his opinion do not make any substantial change in the proposals;

     And whereas notice of the Secretary of State's determination was published in the London Gazette on 15th June 2005;

     Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1 to 13 and 15 to 17 of Schedule 1 to, the 1992 Act, hereby makes the following Order:—



PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 22nd July 2005.

Interpretation
    
2. —(1) In this Order—

    (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, and references to the subsoil of any land include references to any cellar, basement, vault, arch or other construction forming part of any such land.

    (3) All directions, distances, areas, lengths and points 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, area, length, and point, and distances between any of the points on the authorised tramway shall be taken to be measured along the centre line of the authorised tramway.

    (4) Any reference in this Order to a work identified by the number of the work (or by the number and letter) shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number (or number and letter) authorised by this Order.

    (5) References in this Order to points identified by letters (or letters and numbers) shall be construed as references to the points so marked on the works plans.

Application of New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
     3. —(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 III of the 1991 Act (street works) as major highway works if—

    (2) In Part III of the 1991 Act, references, in relation to major highway works, to the highway authority concerned shall, in relation to works which are major highway works by virtue of sub-paragraph (1), be construed as references to the Executive.

    (3) The provisions of the 1991 Act mentioned in paragraph (4), and any regulations made, or code of practice issued or approved under, those provisions shall apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to the stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street by the Executive under the powers conferred by article 13 of this Order where no street works are executed in that street as they would apply if the stopping up, alteration or diversion were occasioned by street works executed in that street by the Executive.

    (4) The provisions of the 1991 Act referred to in paragraph (3) are—

all such other provisions as apply for the purposes of the provisions mentioned above.

    (5) Sections 54 and 55 of the 1991 Act as applied by paragraph (3) shall have effect as if references in section 57 to 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.

Incorporation of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
     4. —(1) The following provisions of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845[12] shall be incorporated in this Order—

    (2) In those provisions as incorporated in this Order—

    (3) In section 69 of the said Act of 1845, as incorporated in this Order, for the words "determined by two justices" to the end there shall be substituted the words "referred to arbitration".

    (4) In section 71 of the said Act of 1845, as incorporated in this Order, the words ", or directed by such justices to be made by the company," shall be omitted, and for the words "authorised by two justices" there shall be substituted the words "determined by arbitration".

    (5) Any difference arising under section 72 of the said Act of 1845, as incorporated in this Order, shall be referred to arbitration.

    (6) Sections 68, 69, 71 to 73 and 75 of the said Act of 1845, as incorporated in this Order, shall only apply to the railways comprised in the authorised tramroads and any authorised works ancillary to those tramroads.

Application of the Midland Metro Acts
     5. —(1) The authorised tramway shall be treated as part of the Metro (as defined in the Midland Metro Acts) for the purposes of the following sections of the following Acts—

but it shall not be so treated for the purposes of the following—

    (2) The authorised tramway shall be treated as part of the Metro (as defined in the Midland Metro Acts) for the purposes of sections 4 to 7 of the Midland Metro (Penalty Fares) Act 1991[13] and of any order made from time to time under sections 3(2) or 5(2) of that Act (whether made before or after this Order comes into force), and expressions defined in section 2 of that Act shall have effect accordingly.

    (3) In the application of the Midland Metro Acts to this Order—

    (4) Section 8(4) of the 1989 Act shall have effect for the purposes of the authorised street tramways as it has effect for the purposes of the tramways authorised by that Act.

    (5) In this article—



PART 2

WORKS PROVISIONS

Principal powers

Power to construct and maintain works
     6. —(1) The Executive may construct and maintain the scheduled works.

    (2) Subject to article 7, the scheduled works shall be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the works plans and in accordance with the levels shown on the deposited sections.

    (3) Subject to paragraph (6), the Executive may carry out and maintain such of the following works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in connection with or in consequence of, the construction of the scheduled works namely—

    (4) Subject to paragraph (6), the Executive may carry out such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in connection with, or in consequence of, the construction of the scheduled works.

    (5) Where the Executive lays down conduits for the accommodation of cables or other apparatus for the purposes of the authorised works or associated traffic control, it may provide in, or in connection with, such conduits, accommodation for the apparatus of any other person, and manholes and other facilities for access to such accommodation, and may permit the use of such conduits and facilities on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between it and such other person.

    (6) Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works—

    (7) The Executive may remove any works constructed by it pursuant to this Order which have been constructed as temporary works or which it no longer requires.

Power to deviate, etc.
    
7. —(1) In constructing or maintaining any scheduled work, the Executive may—

    (2) The Executive may in constructing or maintaining any of the authorised street tramways lay down—

    (3) The power in paragraph (2) 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.

    (4) The Executive 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 as may be necessary or expedient.

    (5) If the highway authority carries out a remodelling or reconstruction of Five Ways roundabout in the City, the Executive may with the consent of the highway authority (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) construct or reconstruct Work No. 2 at a level higher than that permitted by paragraph (1)(b)(i) in order to accommodate that remodelling or reconstruction.

    (6) Any direction under section 90(2A) of the 1990 Act deeming planning permission to be granted in relation to the works authorised by this Order shall not have effect as deeming planning permission to be granted for any works to which a consent under paragraph (5) applies.

Designation of works
    
8. —(1) Notwithstanding anything in the description of scheduled works contained in Schedule 1 to this Order—

    (2) Where, by means of the creation or extinction of rights of way, any part of the authorised tramway which has been constructed as a tramroad becomes a street tramway or any part which was constructed as a street tramway becomes a tramroad, it shall be treated for the purposes of this Order as if it were so designated.

Streets

Power to alter layout, etc. of streets
    
9. —(1) The Executive may alter the layout of, and carry out other ancillary works in, any street in the City specified in column (1) of Schedule 3 to this Order in the manner specified in relation to that street in column (2) of that Schedule.

    (2) The Executive may remove the kerbs separating the footway from the carriageway in any part of Bull Street, Corporation Street, Stephenson Place, Stephenson Street or Pinfold Street in the City along or adjacent to which any part of the authorised tramway is or is to be constructed.

    (3) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by article 6 or paragraphs (1) and (2) but subject to paragraph (4)(a), the Executive may for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or using any authorised street tramway alter the layout of any street in the City along which the tramway is or is to be laid, and the layout of any street adjacent to such a street; and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Executive may—

    (4) The following shall require the consent of the street authority—

    (5) Consent under paragraph (4) shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Power to keep apparatus in streets
    
10. —(1) The Executive may, subject to article 9(4)(d), for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, maintenance and use of any authorised street tramway, place and maintain in any street in which the tramway is, or is to be laid and in any street having a junction with such a street any work, equipment or apparatus including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, foundations, platforms, road islands, substations, electric lines and any electrical or other apparatus.

    (2) In this article—

Power to execute street works
     11. The Executive may, for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by article 10 and the other provisions of this Order, enter upon any street in which any authorised street tramway is or is to be laid and any street having a junction with such a street, and may execute any works required for or incidental to the exercise of those powers including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, breaking up or opening the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it, or tunnelling or boring under the street.

Permanent stopping up of means of access
    
12. —(1) The Executive may stop up and discontinue the following—

and it may carry out any incidental operations within the Order limits for those purposes.

    (2) Any person who suffers loss by a stopping up authorised by paragraph (1) shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part I of the 1961 Act.

Temporary stopping up of streets
    
13. —(1) The Executive may, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works, temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street in the City and may for any reasonable time—

    (2) The Executive shall provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting on a street affected by the exercise of the powers conferred by this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

    (3) The Executive shall not exercise the powers of this article without the consent of the street authority, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Access to works
    
14. —(1) The Executive may, for the purposes of the construction or operation of the scheduled works, form and lay out means of access, or improve existing means of access—

    (2) Approval of the highway authority under paragraph (1)(b) shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Construction and maintenance of new or altered highways
    
15. —(1) Any highway to be constructed under this Order shall be completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority and shall, unless otherwise agreed by the highway authority and the Executive, be maintained by and at the expense of the Executive 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 highway is altered or diverted under this Order, the altered or diverted part of the highway shall when completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority, unless otherwise agreed, be maintained by and at the expense of the Executive 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.

    (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the structure of any bridge carrying a highway over a tramroad of the Executive or carrying a tramroad of the Executive over a highway.

    (4) Nothing in this article shall prejudice the operation of section 87 of the 1991 Act (prospectively maintainable highways); and the Executive shall not by reason of any duty under this article to maintain a street be taken to be the street authority in relation to that street for the purposes of Part III of that Act.

    (5) Nothing in paragraphs (1) to (4) shall have effect in relation to street works as respects which the provisions of Part III of the 1991 Act apply.

    (6) In any action against the Executive in respect of damage resulting from any failure by it to maintain a highway under this article, it is a defence (without prejudice to any other defence or the application of the law relating to contributory negligence) to prove that the Executive had taken such care as in all the circumstances was reasonably required to secure that the part of the highway to which the action relates was not dangerous to traffic.

    (7) For the purposes of a defence under paragraph (6), the court shall in particular have regard to the following matters—

but for the purposes of such a defence it is not relevant to prove that the Executive had arranged for a competent person to carry out or supervise the maintenance of the part of the highway to which the action relates unless it is also proved that the Executive had given him proper instructions with regard to the maintenance of the street and that he had carried out those instructions.


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