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Crossrail Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Transport, are

published separately as Bill 62—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Secretary Darling has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the

Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Crossrail Bill are compatible with the Convention

rights.

 

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Contents

Works

1   

Construction and maintenance of scheduled works

2   

Works: further and supplementary provisions

3   

Highways

4   

Overhead lines

Land

5   

Temporary possession and use

6   

Acquisition of land within limits shown on deposited plans

7   

Acquisition of land not subject to the power under section 6(1)

8   

Extinguishment of private rights of way

9   

Extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers etc.

Planning

10   

Planning: general

11   

Permitted development: time limit

12   

Fees for planning applications

13   

Power to disapply section 10(1)

14   

EIA regulations: replacement development

Heritage

15   

Disapplication and modification of controls

16   

Rights of entry

Trees

17   

Power to deal with trees on neighbouring land

18   

Disapplication of controls

Noise

19   

Control of construction sites: appeals

20   

Proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance: defence

 

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Railway matters

21   

Licensing

22   

Overriding duty of Office of Rail Regulation before Crossrail operational

23   

Directions specifying matters for purposes of section 22

24   

Other duties of Office of Rail Regulation as to exercise of functions

25   

Amending pre-commencement access contracts: construction of Crossrail

26   

Amending pre-commencement access contracts: principal Crossrail services

27   

Terms of, and amending other contracts because of, Crossrail access contracts

28   

Post-commencement access contracts: effects of construction of Crossrail

29   

Crossrail access contracts: disapplying requirements for approval

30   

Crossrail-related access contracts: modified requirements for approval

31   

Power of Secretary of State to require entry into access contract

32   

Amending existing access contracts: effects of contracts under section 31

33   

Effect on franchise agreements of directions under section 27 or 32

34   

Award of Crossrail franchises to public-sector operators

35   

Disapplication of franchising and access exemptions

36   

Closures

37   

Key system assets

38   

Power to designate persons as “protected railway companies”

39   

Duty to co-operate

40   

Arbitration after referral under section 39(3)

41   

Arbitration under section 39(3): multiple proceedings

42   

Transfer of functions relating to works

43   

Application of section 122 of the Railways Act 1993

44   

Application of other railway legislation

Miscellaneous and general

45   

Transfer schemes

46   

Holder of functions of nominated undertaker

47   

Disapplication and modification of miscellaneous controls

48   

Burial grounds

49   

Application of landlord and tenant law

50   

Compensation for injurious affection

51   

Application of Act to extensions

52   

Protection of interests

53   

Power to devolve functions of Secretary of State

54   

Correction of deposited plans

55   

Service of documents

56   

Arbitration

57   

Interpretation

58   

Financial provisions

59   

Short title

Schedule 1   —   

Scheduled works

Schedule 2   —   

Works: further and supplementary provisions

Schedule 3   —   

Highways

Schedule 4   —   

Overhead lines: consent

Schedule 5   —   

Temporary possession and use of land

Schedule 6   —   

Acquisition of land shown within limits on deposited plans

 
 

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Part 1   —   

Purposes for which certain land may be acquired

Part 2   —   

Application of legislation relating to compulsory purchase

Part 3   —   

Supplementary provisions

Schedule 7   —   

Planning conditions

Part 1   —   

Qualifying authorities

Part 2   —   

Development in the area of a unitary authority

Part 3   —   

Development not in the area of a unitary authority

Part 4   —   

Supplementary

Schedule 8   —   

Heritage: disapplication and modification of controls

Schedule 9   —   

Heritage: rights of entry

Schedule 10   —   

Application of other railway legislation

Schedule 11   —   

Transfer schemes

Part 1   —   

Transfers from Cross London Rail Links Limited and its

subsidiaries

Part 2   —   

Transfers from the Greater London Authority, Transport for

London, the London Development Agency and their

subsidiaries

Part 3   —   

Transfers from Secretary of State and companies owned by

Secretary of State

Part 4   —   

General provisions about transfer schemes

Part 5   —   

Interpretation

Schedule 12   —   

Disapplication and modification of miscellaneous controls

Schedule 13   —   

Burial grounds: removal of human remains and monuments

Schedule 14   —   

Protective provisions

Part 1   —   

Protection for highways and traffic

Part 2   —   

Protection for electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers

Part 3   —   

Protection of land drainage, flood defence, water resources

and fisheries

Part 4   —   

Protection of electronic communications code networks

Part 5   —   

Protection of British Waterways Board

Part 6   —   

Protection of Port of London Authority

 
 

 
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