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Infrastructure Act 2015

Infrastructure Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 7

Commentary on Sections

Part 1 – Strategic Highways Companies

Section 15: Transfer schemes

72.Section 15 allows the Secretary of State to make schemes transferring property, rights and liabilities when a company is appointed, or ceases to be appointed, as a strategic highways company. Subsection (1) allows flexibility for the transfer of assets between the Secretary of State and a company (or in reverse), between companies if needed where there is more than one company or to a proposed strategic highways company having the effect that assets can be transferred at the time of appointment or very shortly before appointment to ensure that the company is operationally capable from the day of appointment.

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