The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 and comes into force on 5th September 2017.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 1961(1);

“the 1965 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965(2);

“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(3);

“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(4);

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(5);

“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(6);

“the 2004 Act” means the Traffic Management Act 2004(7);

“address” includes any number or address used for the purposes of electronic transmission;

“the authorised railway” means the railway forming part of the authorised works;

“the authorised works” means the scheduled works and any other works or operations authorised by this Order, or any part of them;

“the book of reference” means the book of reference certified by the Secretary of State as the book of reference for the purposes of this Order;

“building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building, structure or erection;

“carriageway” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

“cycle track” has same meaning as in the 1980 Act(8);

“the deposited plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited plans for the purposes of this Order;

“the deposited sections” means the sections certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited sections for the purposes of this Order;

“electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted—

(a)

by means of an electronic communications network; or

(b)

by other means but while in electronic form;

“environmental statement” means the environmental statement certified by the Secretary of State as the environmental statement for the purposes of this Order;

“footway” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

“highway” and “highway authority” have the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

“the limits of deviation and of land to be acquired or used” means the various limits of deviation for the scheduled works so shown and described on the deposited plans and the limits mentioned in article 5(1)(b) (power to deviate);

“the limits of land to be used only temporarily” means the limits so shown and described on the deposited plans;

“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace, and “maintenance” is to be construed accordingly;

“the Order limits” means the limits of deviation and of land to be acquired or used and the limits of land to be used only temporarily;

“owner”, in relation to land, has the same meaning as in section 7 (interpretation) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981(9);

“parking place” has the same meaning as in section 32 (power of local authorities to provide parking places) of the 1984 Act;

“public sewer or drain” means a sewer or drain which belongs to a sewerage undertaker, the Environment Agency, an internal drainage board, a local authority or a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1964(10);

“the scheduled works” means the works and operations specified in Schedule 1 (scheduled works) or any part of them;

“street” includes part of a street;

“street authority”, in relation to a street, has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act;

“TfL” means Transport for London whose head office is Windsor House, 42–50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL;

“the traffic regulation plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the traffic regulation plans for the purposes of this Order;

“the tribunal” means the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal; and

“watercourse” includes all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, sewers and passages through which water flows (whether or not the flow is intermittent), except a public sewer or drain.

(2) References in this Order to rights over land include references to rights to do, or to place and maintain, anything in, on or under land or in the airspace above its surface.

(3) Any reference in this Order to a work identified by the number of the work is to be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Order.

(4) References in this Order to numbered plots are references to plot numbers shown on the deposited plans.

(5) References in this Order to points identified by letters and numbers are to be construed as references to the points marked on the deposited plans and the traffic regulation plans.

(6) All distances, directions and lengths stated in the description of the scheduled works or in any description of powers or lands are approximate, and distances between points on a scheduled work are taken to be measured along the scheduled work.

Application, modification and exclusion of legislative provisions relating to street works

3.—(1) Works executed under this Order in relation to a highway which consists of or includes a carriageway are to be treated for the purposes of Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act as major transport works if—

(a) they are of a description mentioned in any of paragraphs (a), (c) to (e), (g) and (h) of section 86(3) (which defines what highway authority works are major highway works) of that Act; or

(b) they are works which, had they been executed by the highway authority, might have been carried out in exercise of the powers conferred by section 64(11) (dual carriageways and roundabouts) of the 1980 Act or section 184 (vehicle crossings) of that Act.

(2) In Part 3 of the 1991 Act references, in relation to major highway works, to the highway authority concerned are, in relation to works which are major transport works by virtue of paragraph (1), to be construed as references to TfL.

(3) The following provisions of the 1991 Act do not apply in relation to any works executed under the powers conferred by this Order—

• section 56 (directions as to timing);

• section 56A (power to give directions as to placing of apparatus);

• section 58 (restrictions following substantial road works);

• section 58A (restriction on works following substantial street works);

• section 73A (power to require undertaker to re-surface street);

• section 73B (power to specify timing etc. of re-surfacing);

• section 73C (materials, workmanship and standard of re-surfacing);

• section 78A (contributions to costs of re-surfacing by undertaker); and

• Schedule 3A (restriction on works following substantial street works).

(4) The provisions of the 1991 Act mentioned in paragraph (5) which, together with other provisions of that Act, apply in relation to the execution of street works and any regulations made, or code of practice issued or approved under, those provisions apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to any stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street of a temporary nature by TfL under the powers conferred by article 10 (temporary stopping up and diversion of streets) whether or not the stopping up, alteration or diversion constitutes street works within the meaning of that Act.

(5) The provisions of the 1991 Act(12) referred to in paragraph (4) are—

• section 54(13) (advance notice of certain works) subject to paragraph (6);

• section 55(14) (notice of starting date of works) subject to paragraph (6);

• section 57(15) (notice of emergency works);

• section 59(16) (general duty of street authority to co-ordinate works);

• section 60 (general duty of undertakers to co-operate);

• section 68 (facilities to be afforded to street authority);

• section 69 (works likely to affect other apparatus in the street);

• section 76 (liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation);

• section 77 (liability for cost of use of alternative route), and

all such other provisions as apply for the purposes of the provisions mentioned above.

(6) Sections 54 and 55 of the 1991 Act as applied by paragraph (4) have effect as if references in section 57 of that Act to emergency works were references to a stopping up, alteration or diversion (as the case may be) required in a case of emergency.

PART 2 WORKS PROVISIONS

Principal powers

Power to construct and maintain works

4.—(1) TfL may construct and maintain the scheduled works.

(2) Subject to article 5 (power to deviate), the scheduled works may only be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the deposited plans and in accordance with the levels shown on the deposited sections.

(3) Subject to paragraph (6), TfL may carry out and maintain such of the following works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works, namely—

(a) works required for the strengthening, improvement, repair or reconstruction of any street;

(b) works for the strengthening, alteration or demolition of any building;

(c) works to erect and construct offices, head houses and other buildings, machinery, apparatus, works and conveniences;

(d) railway electrification and signalling works;

(e) station services and finishes;

(f) means of access, including footpaths;

(g) retaining walls, fencing, barriers, wing walls, shafts, drainage works and culverts;

(h) works to remove or alter the position of any street furniture or apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains, pipes, cables and lights;

(i) works to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, watercourses;

(j) landscaping and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works;

(k) facilities and works for the benefit or protection of land or premises affected by the authorised works;

(l) the felling of trees; and

(m) earthworks required for the carrying out of the authorised works.

(4) Subject to paragraph (6), TfL may carry out and maintain such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the authorised works.

(5) TfL may remove any works constructed by it under this Order which have been constructed as temporary works or which it no longer requires.

(6) Paragraphs (3) and (4) only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works—

(a) within the Order limits; or

(b) within the boundaries of any street abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a street.

(7) The powers conferred by this article may not be exercised within the boundaries of a street outside of the Order limits without the consent of the street authority but that consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

(8) In constructing and maintaining the scheduled works TfL may lay and install such number of railway lines, switches and crossings as may be necessary or expedient.

(9) Section 23 (prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses) of the Land Drainage Act 1991(17) and any byelaws made under that Act or the Water Resources Act 1991(18) do not apply to anything done under or in pursuance of this Order.

(10) The authorised works may be constructed and maintained under the powers conferred by this article regardless of anything contained in, or done under, Part 1 (registration) of, or Schedule 2 (non-registration or mistaken registration under the 1965 Act) to, the Commons Act 2006(19).

(11) Where any maintenance of works is carried out under this article, such works may only be undertaken provided they have no greater effect than as described in the environmental statement.

Power to deviate

5.—(1) In constructing or maintaining any of the scheduled works, TfL may—

(a) deviate laterally from the lines or situations shown on the deposited plans within the Order limits; and

(b) deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited sections—

(i) to any extent upwards not exceeding 3 metres; and

(ii) subject to article 21 (power to acquire land) to any extent downwards as may be found to be necessary or convenient.

(2) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), in constructing or maintaining the scheduled works TfL may within the limits mentioned in paragraph (1)—

(a) deviate from their points of commencement and termination shown on the deposited plans and the deposited sections; and

(b) in relation to any viaduct, viaduct structure or other structure above ground level, deviate from the design and location shown on the deposited plans and the deposited sections as it thinks fit, including by varying the number of any supporting columns or other structures, the distances between them and the height or clearance above the level of the ground.

Streets

Power to alter layout, etc., of streets

6.—(1) TfL may for the purposes of the authorised works alter the layout of any street within the Order limits and the layout of any street abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a street and without limitation on the scope of this power TfL may—

(a) increase the width of the carriageway of the street by reducing the width of any kerb, footway, cycle track or verge within the street;

(b) alter the level or increase the width of any such kerb, footway, cycle track or verge;

(c) reduce the width of the carriageway of the street; and

(d) carry out works for the provision, removal, suspension or alteration of parking places, loading bays, bus lanes, bus stop clearways and bus laybys.

(2) The powers conferred by paragraph (1) in relation to any street abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a street must not be exercised without the consent of the street authority, but such consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

Power to keep apparatus in streets

7.—(1) TfL may, for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, maintenance and use of the authorised works, alter, move, remove, place and maintain in any street within the Order limits any work, equipment or apparatus including foundations, road islands, substations, electric lines and any electrical or other apparatus.

(2) In this article—

(a) “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act;

(b) “electric line” has the meaning given by section 64(1) (interpretation etc. of Part 1) of the Electricity Act 1989(20); and

(c) the reference to any work, equipment, apparatus or other thing in a street includes a reference to any work, equipment, apparatus or other thing under, over, along or upon the street.

Power to execute street works

8.  TfL may, for the purposes of and to the extent necessary for the construction of the authorised works, enter upon any of the streets within the Order limits and any street abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a street and break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it, or tunnel or bore under the street.

Stopping up of streets

9.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article TfL may, in connection with the construction of the authorised works, stop up each of the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 (streets to be stopped up for which a substitute is to be provided) of Schedule 2 (streets to be stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the traffic regulation plans, in column (3) of Part 1 of that Schedule.

(2) No street specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (being a street to be stopped up for which a substitute is to be provided) may be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless either—

(a) the new street to be substituted for it, and which is specified in relation to it by reference to one of the scheduled works mentioned in column (4) of that Part of that Schedule, has been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority and is open for use; or

(b) a temporary alternative route is first provided and then maintained by TfL to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority until completion of the new street in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).

(3) Where a street has been stopped up under this article—

(a) all rights of way over or along it are extinguished; and

(b) TfL may appropriate and use for the purposes of its undertaking so much of the site of the street as is bounded on both sides by land owned by TfL.

(4) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment or suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(5) This article is subject to paragraphs 37 and 38 of Part 3 (protection for electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers) of Schedule 8 (protective provisions).

Temporary stopping up and diversion of streets

10.—(1) TfL may, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—

(a) divert the traffic from the street; and

(b) subject to paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street.

(2) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), TfL may use any street stopped up under the powers conferred by this article within the Order limits as a temporary working site.

(3) TfL must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the exercise of the powers conferred by this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(4) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), TfL may exercise the powers conferred by this article in relation to the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 (streets to the temporarily stopped up) of Schedule 2 (streets to be stopped up).

(5) TfL must not exercise the powers conferred by this article—

(a) in relation to any street specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 without first consulting the street authority; and

(b) in relation to any other street, without the consent of the street authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent, but the consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

(6) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

Access to works

11.  TfL may, for the purposes of the authorised works—

(a) form and lay out means of access, or alter or improve existing means of access, in the locations marked on the deposited plans; and

(b) form and lay out such other means of access or alter or improve existing means of access at such locations within the Order limits as TfL reasonably requires for the purposes of the authorised works, as may be approved by the highway authority, but such approval must not be unreasonably withheld.

Agreements with street authorities

12.—(1) A street authority and TfL may enter into agreements with respect to—

(a) the strengthening or improvement of any street under the powers conferred by this Order;

(b) the maintenance of any street or of the structure of any bridge or tunnel carrying a street over or under the authorised railway;

(c) any stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under the powers conferred by this Order; or

(d) the execution in the street of any of the works referred to in article 8 (power to execute street works).

(2) Such an agreement may, without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1)—

(a) provide for the street authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question; and

(b) contain such terms as to payment and otherwise as the parties consider appropriate.

Use of private roads for construction

13.—(1) TfL may use any private road within the Order limits or any private road abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a road for the passage of persons or vehicles (with or without materials, plant and machinery) for the purposes of, or in connection with, the construction of the authorised works.

(2) TfL must compensate the person liable for the repair of a road to which paragraph (1) applies for any loss or damage which that person may suffer by reason of the exercise of the power conferred by paragraph (1).

(3) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (2), or as to the amount of such compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

Supplemental powers

Discharge of water

14.—(1) TfL may use any watercourse or any public sewer or drain for the drainage of water in connection with the construction, operation or maintenance of the authorised works and for that purpose may lay down, take up and alter pipes and may, on any land within the Order limits, make openings into, and connections with, the watercourse, public sewer or drain.

(2) Any dispute arising from the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) to connect to or use a public sewer or drain is to be determined as if it were a dispute under section 106 (right to communicate with public sewers) of the Water Industry Act 1991(21).

(3) TfL must not discharge any water into any watercourse, public sewer or drain except with the consent of the person to whom it belongs; and such consent may be given subject to such terms and conditions as that person may reasonably impose but must not be unreasonably withheld.

(4) TfL must not make any opening into any public sewer or drain except—

(a) in accordance with plans approved by the person to whom the sewer or drain belongs, but such approval must not be unreasonably withheld; and

(b) where that person has been given the opportunity to supervise the making of the opening.

(5) TfL must not, in the exercise of the powers conferred by this article, damage or interfere with the bed or banks of any watercourse forming part of a main river.

(6) TfL must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that any water discharged into a watercourse or public sewer or drain under the powers conferred by this article is as free as may be practicable from gravel, soil or other solid substance or oil or matter in suspension or any other potentially polluting material.

(7) Nothing in this article overrides the requirement for an environmental permit under regulation 12(1)(b) (requirement for environmental permit) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016(22).

(8) If a person who receives an application for consent or approval fails to notify TfL of a decision within 28 days of receiving that application for consent under paragraph (3) or approval under paragraph (4)(a) then that person is deemed to have granted consent or given approval, as the case may be.

(9) In this article, other than references to “public sewer or drain” or “watercourse”, expressions used both in this article and in the Water Resources Act 1991(23) have the same meaning as in that Act.

Water abstraction

15.—(1) The restriction imposed by section 24(1) (restrictions on abstraction) of the Water Resources Act 1991 does not apply in relation to the abstraction of water for the purposes of, or in connection with, the construction of the authorised works.

(2) Section 48A(1) (duty not to cause loss or damage to another by the abstraction of water) of the Water Resources Act 1991(24) does not apply in relation to the abstraction of water in connection with the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order.

(3) Where—

(a) TfL causes loss or damage to another person by the abstraction of water in connection with the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order; and

(b) the circumstances are such that causing the loss or damage would have constituted breach of the duty under section 48A(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991, but for paragraph (2),

TfL must compensate the other person for the loss or damage.

(4) Compensation under paragraph (3) is to be assessed on the same basis as damages for breach of the duty under section 48A(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991.

(5) Section 48A(5) (prohibition of claims in respect of loss or damage caused by abstraction of water which are not claims under that section) of the Water Resources Act 1991 has no application to claims under this article or under Part 3 of Schedule 8 (protection for the Environment Agency).

(6) In this article, “abstraction” has the same meaning as in the Water Resources Act 1991.

Protective works to buildings

16.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, TfL may at its own expense and from time to time carry out such protective works to any building lying within the Order limits as TfL considers to be necessary or expedient.

(2) Protective works may be carried out—

(a) at any time before or during the construction in the vicinity of the building of any part of the authorised works; or

(b) after the completion of the construction of that part of the authorised works, at any time up to the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which that part of the authorised works is first opened for use.

(3) For the purpose of determining how the functions under this article are to be exercised TfL may (subject to paragraph (5)) enter and survey any building falling within paragraph (1) and any land within its curtilage and place on, leave on and remove from the land monitoring apparatus.

(4) For the purpose of carrying out protective works under this article to a building TfL may (subject to paragraphs (5) and (6)) with all necessary plant and equipment—

(a) enter the building and any land within its curtilage; and

(b) where the works cannot be carried out reasonably conveniently without entering land adjacent to the building, enter the adjacent land,

and in either case TfL may take exclusive possession of the building and land if this is reasonably required for the purpose of carrying out the protective works.

(5) Before exercising—

(a) a right under paragraph (1) to carry out protective works to a building;

(b) a right under paragraph (3) to enter a building;

(c) a right under paragraph (4)(a) to enter and take possession of a building or land; or

(d) a right under paragraph (4)(b) to enter and take possession of land,

TfL must, except in the case of emergency, serve on the owners and occupiers of the building or land not less than 14 days’ notice of its intention to exercise that right and, in a case falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (c), specifying the protective works proposed to be carried out.

(6) Where notice is served under paragraph (5)(a), (c) or (d), the owner or occupier of the building or land concerned may, by serving a counter-notice within the period of 10 days beginning with the day on which the notice was served, require the question of whether it is necessary or expedient to carry out the protective works or to enter and take possession of the building or land to be referred to arbitration under article 45 (arbitration).

(7) TfL must compensate the owners and occupiers of any building or land in relation to which the powers conferred by this article have been exercised for any loss or damage arising to them by reason of the exercise of those powers.

(8) Where—

(a) protective works are carried out under this article to a building; and

(b) within the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the part of the authorised works constructed within the vicinity of the building is first opened for use, it appears that the protective works are inadequate to protect the building against damage caused by the construction or operation of that part of the works,

TfL must compensate the owners and occupiers of the building for any damage sustained by them.

(9) Without affecting article 44 (no double recovery), nothing in this article relieves TfL from any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2)(25) (further provision as to compensation for injurious affection) of the 1965 Act.

(10) Any compensation payable under paragraph (7) or (8) is to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(11) In this article “protective works”, in relation to a building, means—

(a) underpinning, strengthening and any other works the purpose of which is to prevent damage which may be caused to the building by the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works;

(b) any works the purpose of which is to remedy any damage which has been caused to the building by the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works; and

(c) any works the purpose of which is to secure the safe operation of the authorised works or to prevent or minimise the risk of such operation being disrupted.

Planning permission

17.  Any planning permission which is deemed by a direction given under section 90(2A)(26) (development with government authorisation) of the 1990 Act to be granted in relation to the authorised works is to be treated as specific planning permission for the purposes of section 264(3)(a) of that Act (cases in which land is to be treated as operational land).

Power to survey and investigate land, etc.

18.—(1) TfL may for the purposes of this Order—

(a) survey or investigate any land within the Order limits;

(b) without limitation on the scope of sub-paragraph (a), make trial holes in such positions as TfL thinks fit on the land to investigate the nature of the surface layer and subsoil and remove soil samples;

(c) without limitation on the scope of sub-paragraph (a), carry out ecological or archaeological investigations on any such land;

(d) place on, leave on and remove from the land apparatus for use in connection with the exercise of any of the powers conferred by sub-paragraphs (a) to (c); and

(e) enter on the land for the purpose of exercising any of the powers conferred by sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).

(2) No land may be entered, or equipment placed or left on or removed from the land under paragraph (1), unless at least 7 days’ notice has been served on every owner and occupier of the land.

(3) Any person entering land under this article on behalf of TfL—

(a) must, if so required, before or after entering the land produce written evidence of authority to do so; and

(b) may take onto the land such vehicles and equipment as are necessary to carry out the survey or investigation or to make the trial holes.

(4) No trial holes are to be made under this article—

(a) in a carriageway or footway without the consent of the highway authority; or

(b) in a private street without the consent of the street authority,

but such consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

(5) TfL must compensate the owners and occupiers of the land for any loss or damage arising by reason of the exercise of the powers conferred by this article, such compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(6) If either a highway authority or a street authority fails to notify TfL of its decision within 14 days of receiving the application for consent under paragraph (4), that authority is deemed to have granted consent.

Power to lop trees overhanging the authorised works

19.—(1) TfL may fell or lop any tree or shrub near any part of the authorised works, or cut back its roots, if it reasonably believes it to be necessary to do so to prevent the tree or shrub—

(a) from obstructing or interfering with the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works or any apparatus used on the authorised works; or

(b) from constituting a danger to passengers or other persons using the authorised works.

(2) In exercising the powers conferred by paragraph (1), TfL must not cause unnecessary damage to any tree or shrub and must pay compensation to any person for any loss or damage arising from the exercise of those powers.

(3) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (2), or as to the amount of compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

Obstructing construction of the authorised works

20.  Any person who, without reasonable excuse—

(a) obstructs any person acting under the authority of TfL in constructing any of the authorised works; or

(b) interferes with, moves or removes any apparatus belonging to any person acting under the authority of TfL,

is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

PART 3 ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

Powers of acquisition

Power to acquire land

21.—(1) TfL may acquire compulsorily, subject to paragraph (2), so much of the land shown on the deposited plans within the limits of deviation and of land to be acquired or used and described in the book of reference as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works and may use any land so acquired for those purposes or for any other purposes that are ancillary to its undertaking.

(2) In the case of land specified in Schedule 6 (land in respect of which acquisition is limited as regards subsoil) TfL’s power of compulsory acquisition under paragraph (1) is limited to the acquisition of land no more than 10 metres beneath the level of the surface of the land and all land above that depth.

(3) This article is subject to article 26 (new rights only to be acquired under or in certain lands).

Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

22.—(1) Part 1 of the 1965 Act, in so far as not modified by or inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, applies to the acquisition of land under this Order—

(a) as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981(27) applies; and

(b) as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order made under that Act.

(2) Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied by paragraph (1), has effect with the following modifications.

(3) Omit section 4 (which provides a time limit for compulsory purchase of land).

(4) In section 4A(1) (extension of time limit during challenge)—

(a) for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to the High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order)” substitute “section 22 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (validity of orders under section 1 or 3)”; and

(b) for “the three year period mentioned in section 4” substitute “the five year period mentioned in article 33 (time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition) of the London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017”.

(5) In section 22(2) (expiry of time limit for exercise of compulsory purchase power not to affect acquisition of interests omitted from purchase), for “section 4 of this Act” substitute “article 33 (time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition) of the London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017”.

(6) In Schedule 2A (counter-notice requiring purchase of land not in notice to treat), after paragraph 29, insert—.

“PART 4 INTERPRETATION

30.   In this Schedule, references to entering on and taking possession of land do not include doing so under article 16 (protective works to buildings), 28 (temporary use of land for construction of works) or 29 (temporary use of land for maintenance of works) of the London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017.”

Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

23.—(1) The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981(28) applies to TfL as if this Order were a compulsory purchase order.

(2) The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981, as applied by paragraph (1), has effect with the following modifications.

(3) Omit section 5 (earliest date for execution of declaration) and 5A (time limit for general vesting declaration).

(4) In section 5B (extension of time limit during challenge)—

(a) for “section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (application to High Court in respect of compulsory purchase order)” substitute “section 22 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (validity of orders under section 1 or 3)”; and

(b) for “the three year period mentioned in section 5A” substitute “the five year period mentioned in article 33 (time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition) of the London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017.

(5) In section 7 (constructive notice to treat), in subsection (1)(a), omit “(as modified by section 4 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981)”.

(6) References to the 1965 Act are construed as references to that Act as applied to the acquisition of land by article 22 (application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act).

Power to acquire new rights, etc.

24.—(1) TfL may acquire compulsorily such easements or other rights over any land referred to in article 21 (power to acquire land) as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision, by creating them as well as by acquiring easements or other rights already in existence.

(2) TfL may impose such restrictive covenants over any land referred to in article 21 which lies, or will on completion of the authorised works lie, beneath and/or adjacent to the authorised railway and the new elevated station as may be required for the purpose of protecting the authorised railway where it is running on the viaduct comprised in Work No. 2 and the new elevated station comprised in Work No. 2.

(3) Subject to section 8 (other provisions as to divided land) of the 1965 Act (as modified by Schedule 3 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights)), where TfL acquires a right over land or the benefit of a restrictive covenant over land under paragraph (1) or (2) TfL is not required to acquire a greater interest in that land.

(4) Schedule 3 has effect for the purpose of modifying the enactments relating to compensation and the provisions of the 1965 Act in their application in relation to the compulsory acquisition under this article or article 26 (new rights only to be acquired under or in certain lands) of a right over land by the creation of a new right or the imposition of a restrictive covenant.

(5) Paragraph (6) applies to land to which this article applies and which is used for the relocation of any apparatus which it is expedient to divert or replace in consequence of the carrying out of the authorised works.

(6) In relation to the land to which this paragraph applies, the power to acquire or create easements or other rights under paragraph (1) is to be treated as also authorising the acquisition or creation by a statutory undertaker in any case where the Secretary of State gives consent in writing for that acquisition or creation.

(7) The reference in paragraph (6) to a “statutory undertaker” means a licence holder within the meaning of Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989(29), a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986(30), a water undertaker within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991(31), a sewerage undertaker within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act, any local authority which is a relevant local authority for the purposes of section 97 (performance of sewerage undertaker’s functions by local authorities, etc.) of that Act and a public communications provider within the meaning of section 151 (interpretation of Chapter 1) of the Communications Act 2003(32).

Power to acquire subsoil only

25.—(1) TfL may acquire compulsorily so much of, or such rights in, the subsoil of the land referred to in article 21 (power to acquire land) as may be required for any purpose for which that land may be acquired under that provision instead of acquiring the whole of the land.

(2) Where TfL acquires any part of or rights in the subsoil of land under paragraph (1) TfL is not required to acquire an interest in any other part of the land.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not prevent Schedule 2A to the 1965 Act (as modified by article 22 (application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act) from applying where TfL acquires a cellar, vault, arch or other construction forming part of a house, building or manufactory.

New rights only to be acquired under or in certain lands

26.—(1) This article applies to the land specified in Schedule 4 (acquisition of new rights only).

(2) In the case of the land specified in Schedule 4, TfL’s power of compulsory acquisition under article 21 is limited to the acquisition of such easements or other new rights in the land as it may require for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, protecting, renewing and using the authorised works.

(3) Where TfL acquires easements or other new rights over the land specified in Schedule 4, article 24(3) (power to acquire new rights, etc.) applies to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of a new right under that article.

Rights under or over streets

27.—(1) TfL may enter upon and appropriate so much of the surface or subsoil of, or airspace over, any street within the Order limits as may be required for the purposes of the authorised works and may use the surface, subsoil or airspace for those purposes or any other purpose ancillary to its undertaking.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the power under paragraph (1) may be exercised in relation to a street without TfL being required to acquire any part of the street or any easement or right in the street.

(3) Subject to paragraph (5), any person who is an owner or occupier of land in respect of which the power of appropriation conferred by paragraph (1) is exercised without TfL acquiring any part of that person’s interest in the land, and who suffers loss by the exercise of that power, is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(4) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to—

(a) any subway or underground building; or

(b) any cellar, vault, arch or other construction in, on or under a street which forms part of a building fronting onto the street.

(5) Compensation is not payable under paragraph (3) to any person who is an undertaker to whom section 85 (sharing of cost of necessary measures) of the 1991 Act applies in respect of measures of which the allowable costs are to be borne in accordance with that section.

Temporary possession of land

Temporary use of land for construction of works

28.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), TfL may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised works—

(a) enter upon and take temporary possession of—

(i) the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 5 (land of which temporary possession may be taken) and shown on the deposited plans as within the limits of land to be used only temporarily, for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule relating to the authorised works (or any of those works) so specified in column (4) of that Schedule; and

(ii) any of the land within the limits of deviation and of land to be acquired or used in respect of which no notice of entry has been served under section 11 (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act(33) and no declaration has been made under section 4 (execution of declaration) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981(34) ;

(b) remove any buildings, apparatus and vegetation from that land;

(c) construct temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and buildings on the land; and

(d) construct any works in relation to that land as are mentioned in Schedule 1 (scheduled works) and any other works that are required.

(2) Not less than 14 days before entering upon and taking temporary possession of land under this article TfL must serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land.

(3) TfL may not, without the agreement of the owners of the land, remain in possession of any land under this article—

(a) in the case of land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 5, after the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the date of completion of the works specified in relation to that land in column (4) of that Schedule; or

(b) in the case of land within the limits of deviation and of land to be acquired or used, after the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the date of completion of the works for which temporary possession of the land was taken unless TfL has, before the end of that period, served a notice of entry under section 11 of the 1965 Act or made a declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 in relation to that land.

(4) Subject to paragraph (7), before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, TfL must remove all temporary works above a level 1 metre below the surface of the ground and restore the land above that level to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land; but TfL is not required to replace a building removed under this article or restore the land on which any permanent works have been constructed under paragraph (1)(d).

(5) TfL must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the powers conferred by this article.

(6) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (5), or as to the amount of the compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(7) Without affecting article 44 (no double recovery), nothing in this article affects any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2)(35) (further provision as to compensation for injurious affection) of the 1965 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the execution of any works, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (5).

(8) Where TfL takes possession of land under this article, TfL is not required to acquire the land or any interest in it.

(9) Section 13(36) (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act applies to the temporary use of land under this article to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of article 22(1) (application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act).

Temporary use of land for maintenance of works

29.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), at any time during the maintenance period relating to any of the scheduled works, TfL may—

(a) enter upon and take temporary possession of any land within the Order limits if such possession is reasonably required for the purpose of maintaining the work or any ancillary works connected with it or securing the safe operation of any such work; and

(b) construct such temporary works (including the provision of means of access) and buildings on the land as may be reasonably necessary for that purpose.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not authorise TfL to take temporary possession of—

(a) any house or garden belonging to a house; or

(b) any building (other than a house) if it is for the time being occupied.

(3) Not less than 28 days before entering upon and taking temporary possession of land under this article TfL must serve notice of the intended entry on the owners and occupiers of the land.

(4) TfL may only remain in possession of land under this article for so long as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the maintenance of works for which possession of the land was taken.

(5) Before giving up possession of land of which temporary possession has been taken under this article, TfL must remove all temporary works above a level 1 metre below the surface of the ground and restore the land above that level to the reasonable satisfaction of the owners of the land.

(6) TfL must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the powers conferred by this article.

(7) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (6), or as to the amount of the compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(8) Without affecting article 44 (no double recovery), nothing in this article affects any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) (further provision as to compensation for injurious affection) of the 1965 Act or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the execution of any works, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (6).

(9) Where TfL takes possession of land under this article, TfL is not required to acquire the land or any interest in it.

(10) Section 13 (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act applies to the temporary use of land under this article to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of article 22(1) (application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act).

(11) In this article “the maintenance period”, in relation to a scheduled work, means the period of 5 years beginning with the date on which the work is opened for use.

Compensation

Disregard of certain interests and improvements

30.—(1) In assessing the compensation payable to any person on the acquisition from that person of any land under this Order, the tribunal must not take into account—

(a) any interest in land; or

(b) any enhancement of the value of any interest in land by reason of any building erected, works executed or improvement or alteration made on relevant land,

if the tribunal is satisfied that the creation of the interest, the erection of the building, the execution of the works or the making of the improvement or alteration was not reasonably necessary and was undertaken with a view to obtaining compensation or increased compensation.

(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant land” means the land acquired from the person concerned or any other land with which that person is, or was at the time when the building was erected, the works executed or the improvement or alteration made, directly or indirectly concerned.

Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land

31.—(1) In assessing the compensation payable to any person in respect of the acquisition from that person under this Order of any land (including the subsoil) the tribunal must set off against the value of the land so acquired any increase in value of any contiguous or adjacent land which belongs to that person in the same capacity which will accrue to that person by reason of the construction and use of the authorised works.

(2) In assessing the compensation payable to any person in respect of the acquisition from that person under this Order of any new rights in land (including the subsoil) under article 24 (power to acquire new rights, etc.), the tribunal must set off against the value of the right so acquired—

(a) any increase in the value of the land over which the new rights are required; and

(b) any increase in value of any contiguous or adjacent land which belongs to that person in the same capacity,

which will accrue to that person by reason of the construction of the authorised works.

(3) The 1961 Act has effect, subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), as if this Order were a local enactment for the purposes of that Act.

Supplementary

Extinction or suspension of private rights of way

32.—(1) Subject to paragraph (6), all private rights of way over land subject to compulsory acquisition under this Order are extinguished—

(a) as from the date of acquisition of the land by TfL, whether compulsorily or by agreement; or

(b) on the date of entry on the land by TfL under section 11(1)(37) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act,

whichever is the sooner.

(2) Subject to paragraph (6), all private rights of way over land owned by TfL which, being within the limits of deviation and of land to be acquired or used, is required for the purposes of this Order, are extinguished on the appropriation of the land for any of those purposes by TfL.

(3) Subject to paragraph (6), all private rights of way over land of which TfL takes temporary possession under this Order are suspended and unenforceable for as long as TfL remains in lawful possession of the land.

(4) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment or suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

(5) This article does not apply in relation to any right of way to which section 271 or 272 of the 1990 Act(38) (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers, etc.), or paragraph 4(3) of Part 1 (protection for Network Rail) or paragraph 39(2) of Part 3 ( protection for electricity, gas water and sewerage undertakers) of Schedule 8 (protective provisions) applies.

(6) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) have effect subject to—

(a) any notice given by TfL before—

(i) the completion of the acquisition of;

(ii) TfL’s appropriation of;

(iii) TfL’s entry onto; or

(iv) TfL’s taking temporary possession of,

the land, that any or all of those paragraphs do not apply to any right of way specified in the notice; and

(b) any agreement which makes reference to this article made (whether before or after any of the events mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) and before or after the coming into force of this Order) between TfL and the person in or to whom the right of way in question is vested or belongs.

(7) If any such agreement as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (6)(b) is expressed to have effect also for the benefit of those deriving title from or under the person in or to whom the right of way in question is vested or belongs, it is effective in respect of the persons so deriving title, whether the title was derived before or after the making of the agreement.

Time limit for exercise of powers of acquisition

33.—(1) After the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force—

(a) no notice to treat is to be served under Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied to the acquisition of land by article 22 (application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act); and

(b) no declaration is to be executed under section 4 (execution of declaration) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981(39), as applied by article 23 (application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981).

(2) The powers conferred by article 28 (temporary use of land for construction of works) cease at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1); but nothing in this paragraph prevents TfL from remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession of it was taken before the end of that period.

PART 4 OPERATION OF AUTHORISED WORKS

Power to operate and use the authorised works

34.  TfL may operate and use the authorised works as a system, or part of a system, of transport for the carriage of passengers and for any connected ancillary purposes.

PART 5 PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

Statutory undertakers, etc.

35.  The provisions of Schedule 7 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.) have effect.

Protection of interests

36.  The provisions of Schedule 8 (protective provisions) have effect.

PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

Temporary traffic regulation

37.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article TfL may, for the purposes of and during construction of the authorised works—

(a) suspend the use as a parking, waiting or loading bay on those roads specified in column (1) of Part 1 (parking, waiting and loading bays) of Schedule 9 (temporary traffic regulation) between the points specified in column (2) of that Part of that Schedule, for the purposes specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule;

(b) make provision as to the direction or priority of vehicular traffic and pedestrians on those roads specified in column (1) of Part 2 (shuttle working with traffic control) of Schedule 9, along the sections and between the points specified in column (2) of that Part of that Schedule, for the purposes specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule;

(c) install pedestrian crossings on the roads specified in column (1) of Part 3 (pedestrian crossings) of Schedule 9 along the sections and between the points specified in column (2) of that Part of that Schedule, for the purposes specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule; and

(d) without limiting the scope of the specific powers conferred by paragraphs (1)(a), 1(b) and (1)(c) so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with construction of the authorised works—

(i) revoke, amend or suspend in whole or in part any order made, or having effect as if made, under the 1984 Act;

(ii) permit, prohibit or restrict the stopping, waiting, loading or unloading of vehicles on any road;

(iii) suspend or authorise the use as a parking place of any road;

(iv) make provision as to the direction or priority of vehicular traffic on any road; and

(v) permit or prohibit vehicular access to any road,

either at all times or at times, on days or during such periods as may be specified by TfL.

(2) The powers conferred by paragraph (1)(d) may only be exercised after TfL has consulted the chief officer of police, the traffic authority and such other persons as it considers necessary and appropriate, after TfL has taken into consideration any representations made to it by any such persons and after TfL has obtained the consent of the traffic authority in whose area the road concerned is situated (which must not be unreasonably withheld).

(3) TfL must not exercise the powers conferred by this article in relation to any road unless it has—

(a) given not less than 4 weeks’ notice in writing of its intention to do so to the chief officer of police and to the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated; and

(b) advertised its intention in such manner as the traffic authority may, within 7 days of its receipt of notice of TfL’s intention, specify in writing.

(4) Any prohibition, suspension or other provision made by TfL under paragraph (1) has effect as if duly made by, as the case may be—

(a) the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated, as a traffic regulation order under the 1984 Act; or

(b) the local authority in whose area the road is situated, as an order under section 32 (power of local authorities to provide parking places) of the 1984 Act,

and the instrument by which it is effected may specify savings and exemptions (in addition to those mentioned in Schedule 9) to which the prohibition, restriction or other provision is subject.

(5) Any prohibition, restriction or other provision made under this article may be suspended, varied or revoked by TfL from time to time by subsequent exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1).

(6) Expressions used in this article and in the 1984 Act have the same meaning in this article as in that Act.

(7) The powers conferred on TfL by this article with respect to any road have effect subject to any agreement entered into by TfL with any person with an interest in (or who undertakes activities in relation to) premises served by the road.

Powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.

38.—(1) TfL may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, sell, lease, charge or otherwise dispose of, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, the whole or any part of the authorised works and any land held in connection with them.

(2) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), TfL may enter into and carry into effect agreements with respect to any of the following matters, namely, the construction, maintenance, use and operation of the authorised works, or any part or parts of them, by any other person, and other matters incidental or subsidiary to, or consequential on those matters, and the defraying of, or the making of contributions towards, the cost of those matters by TfL or any other person.

(3) Any agreement under paragraph (2) may provide, amongst other things, for the exercise of the powers of TfL in respect of the authorised works or any part of them, and for the transfer to any person of the authorised works or any part of them together with the rights and obligations of TfL in relation to them.

(4) The exercise of the powers, benefits or rights transferred to any person in connection with any sale, lease, charge or disposal under paragraph (1), or any agreement under paragraph (2), is subject to the same restrictions, liabilities and obligations as would apply under this Order if those powers were exercised by TfL.

Application of landlord and tenant law

39.—(1) This article applies to any agreement for leasing to any person the whole or any part of the authorised works or the right to operate those works, and any agreement entered into by TfL with any person for the construction, maintenance, use or operation of the authorised works, or any part of them, so far as any such agreement relates to the terms on which any land which is the subject of a lease granted by or under that agreement is to be provided for that person’s use.

(2) No enactment or rule of law regulating the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants prejudices the operation of any agreement to which this article applies.

(3) No such enactment or rule of law applies in relation to the rights and obligations of the parties to any lease granted by or under any such agreement so as to—

(a) exclude or in any respect modify any of the rights and obligations of those parties under the terms of the lease, whether with respect to the termination of the tenancy or any other matter;

(b) confer or impose on any such party any right or obligation arising out of or connected with anything done or omitted on or in relation to land which is the subject of the lease, in addition to any such right or obligation provided for by the terms of the lease; or

(c) restrict the enforcement (whether by action for damages or otherwise) by any party to the lease of any obligation of any other party under the lease.

Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

40.—(1) Where proceedings are brought under section 82(1) (summary proceedings by persons aggrieved by statutory nuisances) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(40) in relation to a nuisance falling within paragraph (g) of section 79(1)(41) of that Act (noise emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance) no order is to be made, and no fine is to be imposed, under section 82(2) of that Act if the defendant shows—

(a) that the nuisance relates to premises used by TfL for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order with respect to the authorised works and that the nuisance is attributable to the carrying out of the authorised works which are being carried out in accordance with a notice served under section 60 (control of noise on construction sites), or a consent given under section 61(42) (prior consent for work on construction sites), of the Control of Pollution Act 1974(43); or

(b) that the nuisance is a consequence of the operation of the authorised works and that it cannot reasonably be avoided.

(2) Section 61(9) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 does not apply where the consent relates to the use of premises by TfL for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order with respect to works.

(3) The provisions of this article do not affect the application to the authorised works of section 122 of the Railways Act 1993(44) (statutory authority as a defence to actions in nuisance, etc.) or any rule of common law having similar effect.

Disclosure of confidential information

41.  A person who—

(a) enters a factory, workshop or workplace under the provisions of article 16 (protective works to buildings) or article 18 (power to survey and investigate land, etc.); and

(b) discloses to any person any information obtained as a result of that entry and relating to any manufacturing process or trade secret,

is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale unless the disclosure is made in the course of that person’s performance of a duty in connection with the purposes for which the person was authorised to enter the land.

Certification of plans, etc.

42.  TfL must, as soon as practicable after the making of this Order, submit copies of the book of reference, the deposited plans, the deposited sections, the environmental statement and the traffic regulation plans to the Secretary of State for certification that they are respectively, true copies of the book of reference, the deposited plans, the deposited sections, the environmental statement and the traffic regulation plans, and a document so certified is admissible in any proceedings, as evidence of the contents of the document of which it is a copy.

Service of notices

43.—(1) A notice or other document required or authorised to be served for the purposes of this Order may be served—

(a) by post; or

(b) with the consent of the recipient and subject to paragraphs (6) to (8), by electronic transmission.

(2) Where the person on whom a notice or other document to be served for the purposes of this Order is a body corporate, the notice or document is duly served if it is served on the secretary or clerk of that body.

(3) For the purposes of section 7 (references to service by post) of the Interpretation Act 1978(45) as it applies for the purposes of this article, the proper address of any person in relation to the service on that person of a notice or document under paragraph (1) is, if that person has given an address for service, that address, and otherwise—

(a) in the case of the secretary or clerk of a body corporate, the registered or principal office of that body; and

(b) in any other case, the last known address of that person at the time of service.

(4) Where for the purposes of this Order a notice or other document is required or authorised to be served on a person as having any interest in, or as the occupier of, land and the name or address of that person cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiry, the notice may be served by—

(a) addressing it to that person by name or by the description of “owner”, or as the case may be “occupier”, of the land (describing it); and

(b) either leaving it in the hands of a person who is or appears to be resident or employed on the land or leaving it conspicuously affixed to some building or object on or near the land.

(5) Where a notice or other document required to be served or sent for the purposes of this Order is served or sent by electronic transmission the requirement is taken to be fulfilled where the recipient of the notice or other document to be transmitted has given consent to the use of electronic transmission either in writing or by electronic transmission.

(6) Where the recipient of a notice or other document served or sent by electronic transmission notifies the sender within 7 days of receipt that the recipient requires a paper copy of all or any part of that notice or other document the sender must provide such a copy as soon as reasonably practicable.

(7) Any consent to the use of electronic communication given by a person may be revoked by that person in accordance with paragraph (8).

(8) Where a person is no longer willing to accept the use of electronic transmission for any of the purposes of this Order—

(a) that person must give notice in writing or by electronic transmission revoking any consent given by that person for that purpose; and

(b) such revocation is final and takes effect on a date specified by the person in the notice but that date must not be less than 7 days after the date on which the notice is given.

(9) This article does not exclude the employment of any method of service not expressly provided for by it.

No double recovery

44.  Compensation is not payable in respect of the same matter both under this Order and under any other enactment, any contract or any rule of law, or under two or more different provisions of this Order.

Arbitration

45.  Any difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for in this Order or in an agreement between the parties, must be referred to and settled by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties or, failing agreement, to be appointed on the application of either party (after giving notice in writing to the other) by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Natasha Kopala

Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit

Department for Transport

15th August 2017