High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021

59 Ancient woodland

(1) The nominated undertaker must prepare and publish annual reports about the impact of the construction of each Phase of High Speed 2 on ancient woodland.

(2) A report must contain—

(a) information about the impact on ancient woodland of the construction of each Phase of High Speed 2 during the period to which the report relates;

(b) such other information as may be specified by the Secretary of State.

(3) The first report must be published before the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which this Act comes into force.

(4) Subsequent reports must be published before the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the previous report was published.

(5) A report is not required in relation to a Phase of High Speed 2 in respect of a period during which no construction works take place for that Phase.

(6) The nominated undertaker must publish reports under this section in such manner as the nominated undertaker considers appropriate.

(7) In this section “Phase of High Speed 2” means—

(a) Phase One of High Speed 2 (within the meaning of section 1 of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017);

(b) Phase 2a of High Speed 2;

(c) any other railway line which forms part of the high speed railway transport network referred to in section 1 of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013.