Part VIII E+W+S Bridges, Level Crossings, etc.

Level crossings E+W+S

123 Power of highway and other authorities to contribute to cost of barriers, etc., at level crossings. E+W

(1) Contributions to the expenses incurred by the Railways Board [F1 or a network owner] in providing lifting or other barriers, lights, signs, or other devices or appliances for the protection or convenience of the public at or near any level crossing where a road is crossed by a railway of the Board [F1 , or, as the case may be, by a railway comprised in a transferred network or a new network of that network owner,] may be made by—

(a) the highway authority, if any, for that road; [F2 and

(b) any local authority, not being the highway authority, in whose area the level crossing is situated.]

(2) In this section “local authority” means, as respects England and Wales, the council of a county,. . . F3 London borough or county [F4 district]. . . F5 and the Common Council of the City of London [F6 and “network owner", “new network”and “transferred network”shall be given the meanings in section 122(5) above,]and, as respects Scotland, a county council and a town council.

Extent Information

E1 This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 123(1) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(i)

F2 Words repealed (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 29 and repealed (E.W.S.) by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 21(3)(b)

F3 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), Sch. 30

F4 Word substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 179(3)

F5 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17

F6 Words in s. 123(2) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(ii)

123 Power of highway and other authorities to contribute to cost of barriers, etc., at level crossings. S

(1) Contributions to the expenses incurred by the Railways Board [F7 or a network owner] in providing lifting or other barriers, lights, signs, or other devices or appliances for the protection or convenience of the public at or near any level crossing where a road is crossed by a railway of the Board [F7 , or, as the case may be, by a railway comprised in a transferred network or a new network of that network owner,] may be made by—

(a) the [F8 highway] authority, if any, for that road; [F9 and

(b) any local authority, not being the highway authority, in whose area the level crossing is situated.]

(2) In this section “local authority” means, as respects England and Wales, the council of a county,. . . F10 London borough or county [F11 district]. . . F12 and the Common Council of the City of London [F13 and “network owner", “new network" and “transferred network"shall be given the meanings in section 122(5) above,]and, as respects Scotland, a [F14 council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994].

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in s. 123(1) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(i)

F8 Word “roads" substituted (S.) (1.1.1985) for word “highway" by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 157(2), Sch. 9 para. 66(8)

F9 Words repealed (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 29 and repealed (E.W.S.) by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 21(3)(b)

F10 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), Sch. 30

F11 Word substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 179(3)

F12 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17

F13 Words in s. 123(2) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(ii)

F14 Words in s. 123(2) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 80(10); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)