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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 [F1or 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; [F2and
(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 [F4district]. . . F5 and the Common Council of the City of London [F6and “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.
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E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only
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F1Words in s. 123(1) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(i)
F2Words repealed (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 29 and repealed (E.W.S.) by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 21(3)(b)
F3Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), Sch. 30
F4Word substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 179(3)
F5Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F6Words 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 [F7or 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 [F8highway] authority, if any, for that road; [F9and
(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 [F11district]. . . F12 and the Common Council of the City of London [F13and “network owner", “new network" and “transferred network"shall be given the meanings in section 122(5) above,]and, as respects Scotland, a [F14council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994].
Textual Amendments
F7Words in s. 123(1) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(i)
F8Word “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)
F9Words 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)
F10Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), Sch. 30
F11Word substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 179(3)
F12Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F13Words in s. 123(2) inserted (20.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/420, art. 2 Sch. para. 7(ii)
F14Words 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)
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