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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Incorporation of Railways Clauses Acts

    4. 4.Application of the 1991 Act

  3. PART 2

    1. Principal powers

      1. 5.Power to construct and maintain works

      2. 6.Power to deviate

    2. Streets

      1. 7.Power to execute street works

      2. 8.Use of roads

      3. 9.Temporary stopping up of streets

      4. 10.Access to works

      5. 11.Construction and maintenance of altered streets

      6. 12.Agreements with street authorities

    3. Supplemental powers

      1. 13.Discharge of water

      2. 14.Protective works to buildings

      3. 15.Power to survey and investigate land

  4. PART 3

    1. Powers of acquisition

      1. 16.Power to acquire land

      2. 17.Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

      3. 18.Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

      4. 19.Power to acquire new rights

      5. 20.Cases where powers of acquisition limited to railway protection rights

    2. Temporary Possession of Land

      1. 21.Temporary use of land for construction of works

      2. 22.Temporary use of land for maintenance of works

    3. Compensation

      1. 23.Disregard of certain interests and improvements

      2. 24.Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land

    4. Supplementary

      1. 25.Acquisition of part of certain properties

      2. 26.Extinction or suspension of private rights of way

      3. 27.Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

  5. PART 4

    1. 28.Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

    2. 29.Planning permission

    3. 30.Power to lop trees overhanging the authorised works

    4. 31.Power to operate and use railway

    5. 32.Obstruction of construction of authorised works

    6. 33.Disclosure of confidential information

    7. 34.Statutory undertakers etc.

    8. 35.For the protection of operators of electronic communications code networks

    9. 36.Certification of plans etc.

    10. 37.Service of notices

    11. 38.No double recovery

    12. 39.Arbitration

  6. Signature

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SCHEDULED WORK

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR ANCILLARY WORKS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      STREET TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

      1. Compensation enactments

        1. 1.The enactments for the time being in force with respect...

        2. 2.(1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

      2. Application of the 1965 Act

        1. 3.(1) The 1965 Act has effect with the modifications necessary...

        2. 4.For section 7 of the 1965 Act (measure of compensation)...

        3. 5.For section 8 of the 1965 Act (other provisions as...

        4. 6.The following provisions of the 1965 Act (which state the...

        5. 7.Section 11 of the 1965 Act (powers of entry) is...

        6. 8.Section 20 of the 1965 Act (protection for interests of...

        7. 9.Section 22 of the 1965 Act (interests omitted from purchase)...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS ETC.

      1. Apparatus of statutory undertakers etc. on land acquired

        1. 1.Sections 271 to 274 of the 1990 Act (power to...

        2. 2.In the provisions of the 1990 Act, as applied by...

        3. 3.Where any apparatus of public utility undertakers or of a...

        4. 4.Paragraph 3 does not apply in the case of the...

        5. 5.The provisions of the 1990 Act mentioned in paragraph 1,...

        6. 6.In this Schedule— “public communications provider” has the same meaning...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      PROTECTION FOR OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

      1. 1.(1) For the protection of any operator, the following provisions...

      2. 2.The temporary stopping up or diversion of any highway under...

      3. 3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as the...

      4. 4.Where any railway protection works are constructed by Network Rail...

      5. 5.Any difference arising between Network Rail, an operator or BT...

  8. Explanatory Note