Leeds Supertram Act 1993

13 Agreements with British Railways Board

(1) The Executive and the railways board may enter into, and carry into effect, agreements for the transfer to the Executive of any or any part of the existing railways of the railways board within or adjoining the limits of deviation of the authorised works, together with all lands and other property held in connection with that railway and all rights and obligations of the railways board in relation to that railway.

(2) Where agreement is made for the transfer to the Executive of any existing railway of the railways board under subsection (1) above, or the Executive otherwise acquire any such existing railway or sufficient rights therein, the Executive may adapt for use, maintain, use and work that railway as part of the tramway system in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1845 and the [1863 c. 92.] Railways Clauses Act 1863 incorporated with this Act and the provisions of the Railway Regulation Acts 1840 to 1889 applicable to the tramway system.

(3) Any enactment by which any such existing railway was authorised shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Act.

(4) (a) Until the coming into force of an order under the [1983 c. 16.] Level Crossings Act 1983 providing for the protection of those using a level crossing on an existing railway which is to be transferred to the Executive by agreement under subsection (1) above, any enactment which makes provision for such protection, and which applied to the level crossing immediately before the date of such transfer, shall continue to apply to it thereafter, whether or not the enactment is disapplied, or excepted from application, by section 3 of this Act.

(b) In paragraph (a) above, “level crossing” has the same meaning as in the Level Crossings Act 1983.

(5) The provisions of sections 54 and 56 of the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 (advance notice of discontinuance of certain services to be published and functions of transport consultative committees) shall not apply in respect of the discontinuance of any existing railway passenger services from any station or on any line or, as the case may be, the discontinuance of any railway passenger or goods services provided by the railways board, where such discontinuance is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the construction of the authorised works or the transfer of any parts of the existing railways to form part of the tramway system.