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Part I Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the London Underground (King’s Cross) Act 1993.

2 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions to which meanings are assigned by the enactments incorporated herewith have, in relation to the related subject-matter, the same respective meanings; and—

• “the Act of 1845” means the [1845 c. 20.] Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845;

• “the Act of 1963” means the [1963 c. xxiv.] London Transport Act 1963;

• “the Act of 1964” means the [1964 c. xxvi.] London Transport Act 1964;

• “the Act of 1965” means the [1965 c. xli.] London Transport Act 1965;

• “the Act of 1966” means the [1966 c. xxxiii.] London Transport Act 1966;

• “the Act of 1969” means the [1969 c. 1.] London Transport Act 1969;

• “the Act of 1976” means the [1976 c. xxxvii.] London Transport Act 1976;

• “the Act of 1978” means the [1978 c. xv.] London Transport Act 1978;

• “the Act of 1981” means the [1981 c. xxxii.] London Transport Act 1981;

• “the Company” means London Underground Limited;

• “the limit of deviation” means the limit of deviation shown on the deposited plans;

• “the railways board” means the British Railways Board;

• “the works” means the works authorised by Part II (Works, etc.) of this Act.

(2) Any reference to the London Transport Board or London Transport Executive in any of the provisions incorporated with this Act by section 10 (Incorporation of works provisions), section 18 (Incorporation of lands provisions) and section 19 (Incorporation of protective provisions) of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the Company.

(3) All distances, lengths and directions stated in any description of works, powers or lands, shall be construed as if the words“or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance, length and direction.

(4) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to a work identified by the number of such work shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Act.

3 Incorporation of general enactments

(1) The following enactments, so far as the same are applicable for the purposes and are not inconsistent with or varied by the provisions of this Act, are incorporated with and form part of this Act, and this Act shall be deemed to be the special Act for the purposes of the said incorporated enactments:—

(a) the Lands Clauses Acts, except sections 127 to 133 of the [1845 c. 18.] Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845; and

(b) the Act of 1845, except sections 7 to 9, 11 to 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 94 and 95 thereof.

(2) For the purposes of the provisions of the Act of 1845, as incorporated with this Act—

(a) the expression“the company” where used in the said incorporated provisions means the Company; and

(b) the works shall be deemed to be railways authorised by the special Act.

(3) Sections 18 and 21 of the Act of 1845, as incorporated with this Act, shall not extend to regulate the relations between the Company and any other person in respect of any matter or thing concerning which those relations are regulated in any respect by the provisions of—

(a) Part II of the [1950 c. 39.] Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950; or

(b) section 42 (For protection of gas, water and electricity undertakers) of the Act of 1963, as incorporated with this Act.

Part II Works, etc.

4 Power to make works

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Company may, in the lines or situations shown on the deposited plans and according to the levels shown on the deposited sections, make and maintain the works described in Schedule 1 to this Act with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith.

5 Power to open surface of streets

The Company may, during and for the purposes of the execution of the works enter upon, open, break up and interfere with so much of the surface of any of the streets named in column (2) of Schedule 2 to this Act as lies within the limit of deviation.

6 Temporary stoppage of street

(1) The Company may, during and for the purposes of the execution of the works, temporarily stop up and interfere with so much of Belgrove Street in the London borough of Camden as lies between the points “A”, “B”, “C” and “D” shown on the deposited plans and may for any reasonable time divert the traffic therefrom and prevent all persons, other than those bona fide going to or from any land, house or building abutting on any part of the street so stopped up and interfered with from passing along and using the same.

(2) The Company shall provide reasonable access for foot passengers bona fide going to or from any such land, house or building.

7 Temporary stoppage of footway

The Company may, during and for the purposes of the execution of Work No. 7, temporarily stop up and interfere with the footway in Euston Road numbered on the deposited plan 1A in the London borough of Camden and lying between the points marked “E”, “F”, “G” and “H” on that plan and may for any reasonable time prevent all persons from passing along and using the said footway.

8 Notice of interference with streets

Before breaking up or otherwise interfering with any street to which the public has access in connection with the construction of any works under the powers of this Act, the Company shall (except in case of emergency) give 14 days' notice in writing to—

(a) the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority; and

(b) the chief officer of police;

and make such arrangements with the chief officer of police as may be reasonably necessary so as to cause as little interference with the traffic in such street during the construction of such works as may be reasonably practicable.

9 Power to deviate

In the execution of the works the Company may deviate from the lines or situations thereof shown on the deposited plans to the extent of the limit of deviation and may deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited sections to any extent upwards or downwards as may be found necessary or convenient.

10 Incorporation of works provisions

The following provisions of the undermentioned Acts are, with the necessary modifications, incorporated with this Act:—

• The Act of 1963—

  • section 15 (Power to make trial holes):

• The Act of 1965—

  • section 10 (Underpinning of houses near works), except the provisos to paragraphs (4) and (6) thereof:

• The Act of 1978—

  • section 10 (Use of sewers, etc., for removing water).