High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021

Statutory undertakers etc

42 Extension of planning permission for statutory undertakers

Schedule 31 contains provision about certain works carried out by statutory undertakers, including provision extending the planning permission granted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) for works covered by an environmental assessment.

43 Protective provisions

Schedule 32 contains provision protecting the interests of certain persons who may be affected by provisions of this Act.

44 Existing agreements

(1) The agreements listed in subsection (2) apply in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by this Act as they apply in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017.

(2) The agreements are—

(a) the undertaking given on 25 February 2015 by the Secretary of State for Transport to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission;

(b) the undertaking given on 1 April 2015 by the Secretary of State for Transport to the Archbishops’ Council of Church House.

(3) For the purposes of this section—

(a) references in the agreements listed in subsection (2) to a provision of the Bill for the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 are to be read as references to the corresponding provision of the Bill for this Act;

(b) references in those agreements to the promoter are to be read as references to the nominated undertaker;

(c) in the agreement referred to in subsection (2)(b), references to the Heritage Memorandum are to be read as references to the draft Heritage Memorandum prepared in connection with the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill or to any memorandum superseding that draft.