The Greater Manchester (Leigh Busway) Order 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 preliminary

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application of the 1991 Act

3. PART 2 works provisions

   1. Principal powers

      1. 4. Power to construct and maintain works

      2. 5. Power to deviate

   2. Streets

      1. 6. Power to alter layout of streets

      2. 7. Power to keep apparatus in streets

      3. 8. Power to execute street works

      4. 9. Construction of new and stopping up of existing paths or streets

      5. 10. Temporary stopping-up of paths or streets

      6. 11. Access to works

      7. 12. Construction and maintenance of new or altered paths or streets

      8. 13. Construction of bridges and tunnels

      9. 14. Agreements with street authorities

      10. 15. Level crossings

   3. Supplemental

      1. 16. Discharge of water

      2. 17. Planning permission: supplementary powers

      3. 18. Power to survey and investigate land

      4. 19. Obstruction of construction of busway

4. PART 3 acquisition and possession of land

   1. Powers of acquisition

      1. 20. Power to acquire land

      2. 21. Application of Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965

      3. 22. Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

      4. 23. Powers to acquire new rights

      5. 24. Powers to acquire subsoil only

      6. 25. Rights under or over streets

   2. Temporary possession of land

      1. 26. Temporary use of land for construction of works

      2. 27. Temporary use of land for maintenance of works

   3. Compensation

      1. 28. Disregard of certain interests and improvements

   4. Supplementary

      1. 29. Acquisition of part of certain properties

      2. 30. Extinction or suspension of private rights of way

      3. 31. Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

5. PART 4 operation of authorised busway system

   1. 32. Power to operate and use authorised busway system

   2. 33. Power to charge fares

   3. 34. Service subsidy agreements

   4. 35. Registration of busway services

   5. 36. Substitute road services

   6. 37. Maintenance of approved works, etc.

   7. 38. Removal of obstructions

   8. 39. Traffic signs

   9. 40. Traffic regulation

   10. 41. Power to lop trees overhanging busway system

   11. 42. Trespass on busway system

   12. 43. Power to make byelaws

   13. 44. Power to contract for police services

   14. 45. Power of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.

   15. 46. Application of landlord and tenant law

   16. 47. Town and country planning: statutory undertakers

6. PART 5 protective provisions

   1. 48. Statutory undertakers, etc.

   2. 49. For protection of Environment Agency

   3. 50. Minerals

   4. 51. Arrangements with highway authorities

7. PART 6 miscellaneous and general

   1. 52. Disclosure of confidential information

   2. 53. Certification of plans, etc.

   3. 54. Service of notices

   4. 55. No double recovery

   5. 56. Arbitration

8. Signature

9. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      SCHEDULED WORKS

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      STREETS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION OF LAYOUT

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      PATHS AND STREETS TO BE STOPPED UP AND PROVISION OF SUBSTITUTES

      1. PART 1 new paths or streets

      2. PART 2 paths for which substitutes are to be provided

      3. PART 3 paths and streets for which no substitutes will be provided

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      PATHS AND STREETS TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      HIGHWAYS TO BE CROSSED ON THE LEVEL

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

      1. Compensation enactments

         1. 1. The enactments for the time being in force with respect...

         2. 2. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1, the...

      2. Adaptation of the 1965 Act

         1. 3. (1) The 1965 Act shall have effect with the modifications...

         2. 4. For section 7 of the 1965 Act (measure of compensation)...

         3. 5. For section 8 of the 1965 Act (provisions as to...

         4. 6. The following provisions of the 1965 Act (which state the...

         5. 7. Section 11 of the 1965 Act (powers of entry) shall...

         6. 8. Section 20 of the 1965 Act (protection for interests of...

         7. 9. Section 22 of the 1965 Act (protection of acquiring authority’s...

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

   9. SCHEDULE 9

      TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

      1. PART 1 prohibition and restrictions of stopping and waiting

      2. PART 2 bus lanes

      3. PART 3 direction of travel

      4. PART 4 prohibition of access

   10. SCHEDULE 10

       PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS, ETC.

       1. Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc. on land acquired

          1. 1. (1) Sections 271 to 274 of the 1990 Act (power...

       2. Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc. in stopped up streets

          1. 2. (1) Where a street is stopped up under article 9...

10. Explanatory Note