The Keith and Dufftown Light Railway Order 1999

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:–

“the Act” means the Light Railways Act 1896;

“the Association” means the Keith & Dufftown Railway Association (Company Registration Number 157099), incorporated under the Companies Act 1985(1) and having its registered office at Dufftown Station, Dufftown, Banffshire;

“the Board” means the British Railways Board;

“the Company” means the Keith & Dufftown Railway Company Limited (Company Registration Number 150013), incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 and having its registered office at Dufftown Station, Dufftown, Banffshire;

“the deposited plan” means the plan deposited in respect of the application for this Order with the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and at the registered office of the Company, and marked as the plan;

“the enabling Acts” means the Keith and Dufftown Railway (Deviation) Act 1860(2) and so far as applicable the Keith and Dufftown Railway Act 1857(3) and the Strathspey Railway Act 1861(4);

“the railway” means that part of the railways of the Board described in and authorised by the enabling Acts which is described in Schedule 1 hereto including all lands and works relating thereto;

“the transfer date” means the day on which the railway or any part thereof is vested in the Association by virtue of an agreement made under article 3(1) of this Order.

(1)

1985 c. 6.

(2)

1860 c. lxiii|.

(3)

1857 c. lxxxvii.

(4)

1861 c. xvi .