London Underground (Safety Measures) Act 1991

5Power to open surface of streets

Subject to the provisions of this Act the Company may—

(a)for the purposes of constructing such of the Company’s works as are described in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Act, enter upon, open, break up and interfere with so much of the surface of the streets in column (2) of that Schedule as lies within the limits of deviation of those works; and

(b)for the purposes of providing access to Works Nos. 6 and 7 (Works at Holborn) and Work No. 6 (Works at Tottenham Court Road) make and maintain permanent openings in the footways of so much of Southampton Row, Theobalds Road and Tottenham Court Road as lies within the limits of deviation of those works.