Railtrack (Ammanford Level Crossings) Order 1997
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1997 No. 2466
TRANSPORT AND WORKS
TRANSPORT
The Railtrack (Ammanford Level Crossings) Order 1997
Made 1st October 1997
Coming into force 8th October 1997
Whereas an application has been made to the Secretary of State for Transport (“the Secretary of State”), in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 19921made under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 19922(“the Act”), for an Order under section 1 of the Act;
And whereas the objection to that application has been withdrawn;
And whereas the Secretary of State 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 30th September 1997;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1, 4 and 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the |ervideo|Railtrack (Ammanford Level Crossings) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 8th October 1997.
(2) In this Order—
“the Ammanford level crossing” means Ammanford level crossing (Ordnance Survey reference point SN6312:1212) at Ammanford in Carmarthenshire whereby the railway crosses Quay Street and Park Street;
“the Company” means Railtrack PLC;
“the Council” means Carmarthenshire County Council;
“the existing level crossing enactments” means section 60 of the Llanelly Railway and Dock Act 18533and any other provision to the same or similar effect incorporated with or contained in, any enactment or instrument having effect by virtue of an enactment;
“the new highway” means a road between Carregamman Lane and Park Street at Ammanford which has been partly constructed by the Council;
“the proposed new level crossing” means the new level crossing at Ammanford in Carmarthenshire at or in the vicinity of Ordnance Survey reference point SN6303:2120 where the new highway will cross the railway;
“protective equipment” includes lights, traffic signs (within the meaning of section 64(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19844), manual, mechanical, automatic, electronic or telephonic...
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