London Transport (Tower Hill) Act 1985
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1985 c. i |
| Year | 1985 |
London
Transport (Tower Hill)
Act
1985
c. i 1
ELIZABETH H
1985 CHAPTER i
An Act to empower London Regional Transport to
construct works and to acquire lands; to confer further
powers on London Regional Transport; and for other
purposes. [24th January 1985]
Vl/TiEREAS—
(1)
By the
London Regional Transport Act
1984 the
London
1984
c.
32.
Transport Executive which were established by the Transport
(London) Act 1969 were reconstituted on 29th June 1984
1969
c.
35.
under the name of London Regional Transport (in this Act
referred to as "London Transport"):
(2) It
is
the general duty of London Transport under the said
Act
of 1984, in accordance with principles from time to time
approved by the Secretary of State and in conjunction with the
British Railways Board, to provide or secure the provision of
public
passenger transport services for Greater London, and in
carrying
out that duty London Transport shall have due regard
to (a)
the transport needs for the time being of Greater London
and (b)
efficiency, economy and safety of operation:
(3) It is expedient that for the purposes aforesaid London
Transport should be empowered to construct the works
authorised by, and to acquire the lands referred to in, this Act:
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