(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in connection with public local inquiries held under the section 11 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”). These relate to applications for orders under Part I of the 1992 Act authorising —
(a)the construction or operation of railways, tramways, trolley vehicle systems and other systems of guided transport (as prescribed under section 2 of the 1992 Act) and matters ancillary thereto;
(b)the construction and operation of inland waterways and matters ancillary thereto;
(c)the carrying out of certain works which interfere with navigation and have been prescribed pursuant to section 4 of the 1992 Act.
The Rules extend to England and Wales. They replace, with amendments, and revoke subject to transitional provisions, the Transport and Works (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1992 (S.I. 1992/2817).
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to these Rules. It has been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament and copies may be obtained from The TWA Orders Unit, the Department for Transport, 9th Floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DT.