Art. 2 in force at 28.12.2012, see art. 1

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/345/article/2The Banchory and Crathes Light Railway Order 2012Rail transportLegislationGas supplyenTRANSPORTStatute Law Database2026-07-08Expert Participation2015-10-16This Order, made following an application by The Deeside Railway Company Limited (“the Company”), empowers the Company to construct, make and maintain a railway on lands owned by, leased or licensed to the Company.
Interpretation2.(1)

In this Order—

“the Company” means The Deeside Railway Company Limited, a company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Companies Act 1985

1985 c.6.

, company registration number SC241603, and having its registered office at Milton of Crathes, Banchory, Aberdeenshire AB31 5QH;

“the deposited plans” and “the deposited sections” mean respectively the plans and sections deposited in respect of the application for this Order with the Scottish Ministers and prepared in accordance with the Ministry of Transport (Light Railways) Procedure Rules 1927

S.I. 1927/196.

;

“electronic communications apparatus” has the same meaning as in the electronic communications code;

“the electronic communications code” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003

2003 c.21.

;

“the former railway” means so much of the former railway referred to in Schedule 1 to this Order as is situated within the limits of deviation;

“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plans;

“the railway” means the railway authorised by article 3 and described in Schedule 1 to this Order including all lands and works relating thereto;

“the zero point” means that point being the point of commencement of the railway specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2)

Any enactment by which the construction and operation of the former railway was authorised shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Order.

(3)

All distances, lengths, measurements and directions stated in any description of powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereby” were inserted after each such distance, length, measurement and direction, and distances between points on a railway shall be taken to be measured along the railway.