This Order authorises Blackpool Borough Council to construct and operate an extension to the existing Blackpool Tramway. The extension will run along Talbot Road from North Pier to Blackpool North railway station. For the purpose of the extension, the Order authorises the Council, compulsorily or by agreement, to acquire land and rights in land and to use land. It contains a number of protective provisions for the benefit of affected undertakings.

This Order also makes provision in connection with the operation and maintenance of the existing Blackpool Tramway and accordingly provides for the repeal of certain provisions in the County of Lancashire Act 1984 under which the operation and maintenance of the existing Tramway is authorised.

A copy of the deposited plans, the book of reference and the traffic regulation plan mentioned in this Order and certified in accordance with article 63 (certification of plans, etc.) of this Order, may be inspected free of charge during working hours at the offices of Blackpool Borough Council at 1 Bickerstaffe Street, Blackpool FY1 1NF.