London Underground (Safety Measures) Act 1991

6 Stopping up and narrowing of streets

(1) The Company may—

(a) stop up and discontinue Falconberg Court in the city of Westminster between the points marked ‘A’ and ‘B’ on the deposited plans; and

(b) narrow, stop up and discontinue so much of Borough High Street and Southwark Street in the London borough of Southwark as lies between the points marked ‘A’ and ‘B’ on the deposited plans and so much of Southampton Row in the London borough of Camden as lies within the limits of deviation of Work No. 7 (Works at Holborn).

(2) After any stopping up and discontinuing under subsection (1)(a) above or any narrowing, stopping up and discontinuing under subsection (1)(b) above all rights of way over or along the streets or portions of streets so authorised to be stopped up shall be extinguished and the Company may, subject to the provisions of the Act of 1845 with respect to mines and minerals lying under or near the railway, appropriate without making payment therefor, and use for the purposes of their undertaking, the sites of the streets so stopped up.

(3) Any person who suffers any loss by the extinguishment of any private right under this section shall be entitled to be paid by the Company compensation to be determined in case of dispute under and in accordance with the Lands Clauses Acts.