It is the duty of the British Railways Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) under the [1962 c. 46.] 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:

By the [1987 c. 53.] Channel Tunnel Act 1987 the powers of the Board were extended with respect to the carriage of goods and passengers by rail to or from Great Britain and the operation of railway services through the tunnel system authorised by that Act:

It is expedient that the Board should be empowered to construct the works authorised by this Act and to purchase or use the land referred to in this Act:

It is expedient that the other powers in this Act contained should be conferred on the Board, and that the other provisions in this Act contained should be enacted:

Plans and sections showing the lines or situations and levels of the works to be constructed under this Act, and plans of the land authorised to be purchased 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 land 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 councils of the county and London boroughs within which the said works may be constructed or the said land is 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:

The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of Parliament: