17Agreements with British Railways Board
(1)The undertakers and the railways board may enter into, and carry into effect, agreements for the transfer to, and vesting in, the undertakers of any or any part of the existing railways of the railways board within or adjoining the limits of deviation of the authorised works, together with all lands and other property held in connection with that railway and all rights and obligations of the railways board in relation to that railway.
(2)Where agreement is made for the transfer to, and vesting in, the undertakers of any existing railway of the railways board under subsection (1) above, or the undertakers otherwise acquire any such existing railway or sufficient rights therein, the undertakers may adapt for use, maintain, use and work that railway as part of the LRT system in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1845 and the [1863 c. 92.] Railways Clauses Act 1863 incorporated with this Act and the provisions of the Railway Regulation Acts 1840 to 1889 applicable to the LRT system.
(3)Any enactment by which any such existing railway was authorised, including the enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act, shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Act.
(4)The provisions of sections 54 and 56 of the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 (advance notice of discontinuance of certain services to be published and functions of transport consultative committees) and of sections 37 to 50 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Act of 1993 (closure of railway passenger services, passenger networks, etc.) shall not apply in respect of the discontinuance of any existing railway passenger services from any station or on any line or, as the case may be, the discontinuance of any railway passenger or goods services provided by the railways board, where such discontinuance is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the construction of the authorised works or the transfer of any parts of the existing railways to form part of the LRT system.