Forth Crossing Act 2011

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Accompanying Documents

4. Structure of the Act

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 – Works

      1. Section 1 – Power to construct Forth Crossing etc.

      2. Section 2 – Bridge proportions

      3. Section 3 – Maximum construction height

      4. Section 4 – Limits of deviation etc.

      5. Section 5 – Bridge marking and lighting

      6. Section 6 – Interference with navigation

      7. Section 7 – Dredging etc.

      8. Section 8 – Marine (Scotland) Act 2010

      9. Section 9 – Interference with railways

      10. Section 10 – Trees and shrubs

   2. Part 2 – Roads

      1. Section 11 – Special roads

      2. Section 12 – Trunk roads

      3. Section 13 – Roads to be transferred to local roads authorities

      4. Section 14 – Stopping up of roads

      5. Section 15 – Stopping up of means of access

      6. Section 16 – Extinction of rights of way

      7. Section 17 – Solum of stopped up road

      8. Section 18 – Works in roads where the Ministers are not the roads authority

      9. Section 19 – Access to public roads

      10. Section 20 – Application of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

   3.  Part 3 – Land

      1. Section 21 – Incorporation of enactments

      2. Section 22 – Compulsory acquisition of land

      3. Section 23 – Acquisition of land by agreement

      4. Section 24 – Acquisition of servitudes and other rights

      5. Section 25 – Extinction of real burdens and servitudes etc.

      6. Section 26 – Persons under a disability may grant servitudes, etc.

      7. Section 27 – Registration of servitudes and other rights

      8. Section 28 – Minerals

      9. Section 29 – Time limit for compulsory acquisition

   4. Part 4 – Taking Title to Land

      1. Section 30 – Service of a notice to treat

      2. Section 31 – Partial acquisitions using notice to treat procedure

      3. Section 32 – Severance disputes (notice to treat procedure): Lands Tribunal

      4. Section 33 – Severance of agricultural land

      5. Section 34 – Notice to treat: time limit

      6. Section 35 – General vesting declarations

      7. Section 36 – Duty to publicise general vesting declarations

   5. Part 5 – Powers to Enter and Use Land

      1. Section 37 – Temporary possession of land

      2. Section 38 – Power to enter land for other purposes

      3. Section 39 – Advance entry on land to be acquired

      4. Section 40 – Notice of entry

      5. Section 41 – Use of land

      6. Section 42 – Duty to remedy damage etc.

      7. Section 43 – No power to enter homes

      8. Section 44 – Warrants authorising entry

      9. Section 45 – Obstruction

      10. Section 46 – Suspension of real burdens and servitudes etc.

   6. Part 6 – Compensation

      1. Section 47 – Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963

      2. Section 48 – Matters to be considered when assessing compensation

      3. Section 49 – Matters to be ignored when assessing compensation

      4. Section 50 – Compensation: partial acquisition etc.

      5. Section 51 – Compensation: servitudes and other rights

      6. Section 52 – Compensation: cutting down, lopping, or cutting back roots of, trees or shrubs

      7. Section 53 – Compensation: stopping up

      8. Section 54 – Compensation: entering and using land temporarily

      9. Section 55 – Compensation: advance entry

      10. Section 56 – Compensation where notice to treat becomes invalid

   7. Part 7 – Statutory Undertakers

      1. Section 57 – Apparatus affected by works

      2. Section 58 – Works for roads purposes

      3. Section 59 – Compensation for removal of water, gas, electricity or communications apparatus

      4. Section 60 – Compensation for removal of public sewer

      5. Section 61 – Apparatus in stopped up roads

   8. Part 8 – Planning Permission, Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

      1. Section 62 – Planning permission

      2. Section 63 – Relaxation of listed building controls

      3. Section 64 – Demolition in conservation areas

      4. Section 65 – Interpretation of Part 8

   9. Part 9 – Environmental Matters

      1. Section 66 – Mitigation of environmental impact

      2. Section 67 – Compliance with code of construction practice and noise and vibration policy

      3. Section 68 – Amendment of code of construction practice and noise and vibration policy

      4. Section 69 – Protection of water environment

      5. Section 70 – Control of noise: Control of Pollution Act 1974

      6. Section 71 – Statutory nuisance: noise under the Environmental Protection Act 1990

   10. Part 10 – Miscellaneous

       1. Section 72 – Blighted land

       2. Section 73 – Certification of Parliamentary plans, etc.

       3. Section 74 – Changes to Parliamentary plans or book of reference

       4. Section 75 – Provision of  information on the progress of the Forth Crossing works

       5. Section 76 - Formal communications

       6. Section 77 – Ancillary provision

       7. Section 78 – Crown application

       8. Section 79 – Interpretation

       9. Section 80 – Commencement

       10. Section 81 – Short title

6. Schedules

   1. Schedule 1 – Principal works

   2. Schedule 2 – Ancillary works

   3. Schedule 3 – Special roads

   4. Schedule 4 – Proposed trunk roads

   5. Schedule 5 – Existing roads to become trunk roads on date determined by Ministers

   6. Schedule 6 – Roads to be transferred to local roads authorities

   7. Schedule 7 – Roads to be stopped up

   8. Schedule 8 – Means of access to be stopped up

   9. Schedule 9 – Land which may be acquired

   10. Schedule 10 – Temporary possession of land

   11. Schedule 11 – Listed buildings: authorised works

7. Parliamentary History