British Railways Act 1976
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1976 c. xxv |
| Year | 1976 |
British Railways
Act
1976
ELIZABETH H
1976 CHAPTER xxv
An Act to empower the British Railways Board to
construct works and to acquire lands; to extend the
time for the completion of works; to confer further
powers on the Board; and for other purposes.
[6th August 1976]
W
HEREAS
by the
Transport
Act
1962
the
British Railways
1962
c.
46.
Board (hereinafter referred
to as "
the Board") were
established:
And whereas
it is the
duty
of
the Board under
the
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:
2 c. xxv
British
Rattmys Act
1976
And
whereas
it
is
expedient that
the
Board should
be
empowered
to construct the works authorised by this Act and to acquire the
lands referred to in this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the period now limited for the
completion of works should be extended as provided by this
Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the other powers in this Act
contained should be conferred upon the Board and that the other
provisions in this Act contained should be enacted:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines or situations
and levels of
the
works to be constructed under the powers of this
Act, and plans of the lands 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 lands 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
county councils of the several counties within which the said
works will be constructed or the said lands are 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:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be effected without
the authority of Parliament:
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 I
PRELIMINARY
Short
title.
1. This Act may be cited as the British Railways Act 1976.
Division of 2. This Act is divided into Parts as follows:—
Act into
Parts.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Works.
Part III.—Lands.
Part IV.—Protective provisions.
Part V.—Miscellaneous.
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