The East Lancashire (Heywood Extension) Light Railway Order 2002

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the authorised works” means the works specified in the Schedule to this Order and any other works authorised to be carried out under the Order;

“the Board” means BRB (Residuary) Limited;

“the Company” means the East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited incorporated under the Companies Act 1985(1) and having its registered office at Bolton Street Station, Bury, Lancashire BL9 0EY;

“the Councils” means the Bury Metropolitan Borough Council and the Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council or either of them;

“the deposited plans” and “the deposited sections” mean respectively the plans and sections deposited in respect of the application for this Order and available for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR, the offices of the Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Bury, Lancashire BL9 0SW and the Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Rochdale OL16 1AB;

“the light railway” means the light railway authorised to be constructed and maintained by the Councils pursuant to article 4 of this Order together with all lands and works relating thereto and, where any part of the said railway and works remains incomplete, includes the site of that part;

“the principal Act” means the Light Railways Act 1896;

“Railtrack” means Railtrack Plc a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 and having its registered office at Railtrack House, Euston Square, London NW1 2EE; and

“the Trust” means the East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 and having its registered office at the Town Hall, Rawtenstall, Lancashire.

(2) All directions and distances stated in the descriptions of the authorised works shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each direction and distance, and distances between points on a railway comprised in the authorised works shall be taken to be measured along the railway.

(1)

1985 c. 6.