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PART 1PRELIMINARY

Incorporation of the Railway Clauses Acts

3.—(1) The following provisions of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845(1) are incorporated in this Order—

(2) Section 12 (signals, watchmen etc.) of the Railways Clauses Act 1863(6) is incorporated in this Order.

(3) In those provisions, as incorporated in this Order—

“the company” means Network Rail;

“goods” includes any thing conveyed on the railway authorised to be constructed by this Order;

“lease” includes an agreement for a lease;

“prescribed”, in relation to any such provision, means prescribed by this Order for the purposes of that provision;

“the railway” means any railway authorised to be constructed by this Order and any other authorised work; and

“the special Act” means this Order.

(2)

There are amendments to section 58 not relevant to this Order.

(3)

1923 c. 20. Section 79A was amended by section 48(1)(c) of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 (c. 59). Section 85 was amended by virtue of section 17(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).

(4)

As amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19), Part 3 of Schedule 7 to the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (c. 101) and section 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48).

(5)

As amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 and Part 2 of Schedule 12 to the Transport Act 1962 (c. 46).