The Rail Crossing Extinguishment and Diversion Orders Regulations 1993

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Rail Crossing Extinguishment and Diversion Orders Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 31st January 1993.

(2) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires:

“the Act” means the Highways Act 1980;

“authority” means the authority responsible for making the order;

“order” means a rail crossing extinguishment order, a rail crossing diversion order, or an order varying or revoking such order(1);

“public path creation order” means an order made under section 26 of the Act (compulsory powers for creation of footpaths and bridleways);

“public path diversion order” means an order made under section 119 of the Act (diversion of footpaths and bridleways);

“public path extinguishment order” means an order made under section 118 of the Act (stopping up of footpaths and bridleways);

“rail crossing diversion order” means an order under section 119A of the Act (diversion of footpaths and bridleways crossing railways);

“rail crossing extinguishment order” means an order under section 118A of the Act (stopping up of footpaths and bridleways crossing railways).

(1)

See section 326(5) of the Act.