Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1988 c. i |
| Year | 1988 |
Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) c. i 1
Act 1988
ELIZABETH II
1988 CHAPTER i
An Act to empower the Greater Manchester Passenger
Transport Executive to construct works and to acquire
lands;
to confer further powers on the Executive; and for
other purposes. [9th February 1988]
W
HEREAS the area of the Greater Manchester Passenger
Transport Executive (hereinafter referred to as "the
Executive") is the metropolitan county of Greater
Manchester:
And whereas it is the duty of the Executive under the
Transport Act 1968 to secure the provision of such public
1968
c. 73.
passenger transport services as they consider it appropriate to
secure for meeting any public transport requirements within
their area in accordance with policies formulated by the
passenger transport authority for their area:
And whereas the provision of
a
light rapid transit system in
the city of Manchester would further that object and
be
of great
public advantage:
And whereas it is expedient that the Executive should be
empowered to construct the works authorised by this Act and
to acquire or use the lands referred to in this Act:
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And whereas it is expedient that the other powers in this Act
contained should be conferred upon the Executive and that the
other provisions in this Act should be enacted:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines or
situations and levels of the works authorised 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 lands which may be acquired or used
compulsorily under
the
powers of this
Act,
have been deposited
in the office of
the
Clerk of
the
Parliaments and in the Private
Bill Office, House of Commons, with the chief executive of the
Greater Manchester County Council and with the town clerk
and chief executive of the Council of the City of Manchester
and such plans, sections and book of reference are in this Act
respectively referred to 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:
And whereas the said county council have approved the
promotion of the Bill for this Act pursuant to section 10(1)
1968
c.
73.
(xxix) of
the
Transport Act 1968:
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
Citation. 1. This Act may be cited as the Greater Manchester (Light
Rapid Transit System) Act 1988.
Interpretation. 2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the city" means the city of Manchester;
"the Executive" means the Greater Manchester Passenger
Transport Executive;
"the light rapid transit system" means Works
Nos.
1
to 10
and includes all works and conveniences provided
in connection therewith, as existing, altered or
constructed (as the case may be) from time to time;
"the railways board" means the British Railways Board;
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"statutory undertakers" means a public gas supplier within PART I
the meaning of Part I of the Gas Act 1986, the North —com.
Western Electricity Board and the North West Water1986 c- 44-
Authority, or any of them, as the case may be;
"street" has the meaning given by section 329 of the
Highways Act 1980; 1980
c.
66.
"traffic sign" has the meaning given by section 64 of the
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; 1984
c.
27.
"the tribunal" means the Lands Tribunal.
(2) Where in this Act any distance or length is stated, or any
reference point is referred to, in any description of works or
functions, the reference to that distance, length or reference
point shall be construed as if the words "or thereabouts" were
inserted after such distance, length or reference point (as the
case may be).
(3) Any reference in this Act to a work identified by the
number of the work shall be construed as a reference to the
work of that number authorised by this Act.
(4) References in this Act to reference points shall be
construed as references to National Grid reference points.
3.—(1)
Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (except Application of
sections 4 and 27 thereof and paragraph 3 (3) of Schedule 3 Part
I
of
thereto), in so far as it is applicable for the purposes of
this
Act p°mh>ulsoIyt
and is not inconsistent with the provisions
thereof,
shall apply
i%5_ase
c
to the compulsory acquisition of land under this Act as it 1965C 56.
applies to a compulsory purchase to which Part II of the
Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applies and as if
this
Act were a 198i c. 67.
compulsory purchase order under the said Act of 1981.
(2) In subsection (1) of section 11 of the said Act of 1965, as
so applied, for the words "fourteen days" there shall be
substituted the words "three months".
(3) The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 shall not 1845 c. 18.
apply to the acquisition of land under this Act.
4.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, the provisions of the Application of
Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 shall apply and have Public Utilities
effect as if, notwithstanding the exception in subsection (1) of StreetWorks
section
1
of that Act of
a
power conferred for the purposes of
a
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tramway undertaking, the powers of the Executive under this
Act to carry out works in streets were powers to which the said
section 1 applies.
(2) The said Act of 1950 shall not extend by virtue of this
section to regulate the relations between the Executive and any
other person in respect of any matter or thing concerning which
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