41Historic obligations relating to former railwayS
(1)As from—
(a)the acquisition of any land by the authorised undertaker, whether compulsorily or by agreement; or
(b)the entry on the land by the authorised undertaker under section 29,
whichever occurs earlier, BRBR shall be discharged from any obligation to which it is subject in relation to that land under any statutory provision in a private Act or provisional order specifically relating to the former railway, including any provision of the 1845 Act or the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1863 that is incorporated in such a private Act or provisional order.
(2)In this section—
“BRBR” means BRB (Residuary) Limited (company no. 04146505) and its successors;
“the former railway” means any railway which at any time prior to the passing of this Act, was situated within the limits of deviation of Work No. 1 or Work No. 5;
“provisional order” means an order made under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 (c. 52) or any earlier Act which that Act replaced.