London Underground (King’s Cross) Act 1993

19 Incorporation of protective provisions

(1) The following provisions of the undermentioned Acts are, with the necessary modifications, incorporated with this Act:—

The Act of 1963—

• section 42 (For protection of gas, water and electricity undertakers):

• The Act of 1976—

  • section 13 (For protection of sewers of Thames Water Authority):

• The Act of 1981—

  • section 17 (For protection of British Telecommunications).

(2) The provisions of the said section 13 of the Act of 1976, as so incorporated, shall have effect as if—

(a) for references to the Thames Water Authority there were substituted references to Thames Water Utilities Limited;

(b) for the reference in paragraph (8) thereof to section 7 (Incorporation of provisions of Acts of 1963, 1965, 1969 and 1974 relating to works) of the Act of 1976 there were substituted a reference to section 10 (Incorporation of works provisions) of this Act; and

(c) in the definition of “the specified works” in paragraph (1), for the reference to the works authorised by the Act of 1976 there were substituted a reference to the works.

(3) The provisions of the said section 17 of the Act of 1981, as so incorporated, shall have effect as if—

(a) paragraph (2) of that section were omitted;

(b) for reference to Work No. 2 of the Act of 1981 there were substituted reference to the works; and

(c) for any reference to British Telecommunications there were substituted a reference to a public telecommunications operator as defined in section 9 (3) of the [1984 c. 12.] Telecommunications Act 1984.