Preliminary

1Purpose of Act

(1)

The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act are by way of supplement to those already available to the Secretary of State under the M1Highways Act 1980 (referred to below in this Act as the 1980 Act) for or in connection with the construction, maintenance and improvement of the tunnel which he is authorised to construct across the M2Conwy Estuary by the Glan Conwy to Conwy Morfa Special Road and Connecting Roads Scheme 1982.

(2)

In this Act—

" the Estuary " means the Conwy Estuary ;

" the principal construction works " means—

(a)

the construction of the tunnel (including works for constructing the tunnel units under section 4 of this Act and works for providing access to the tunnel on either side of the Estuary);

(b)

the construction of fabrication facilities for constructing those units under that section ;

(c)

the diversion of the waters of the Estuary from any land in accordance with the Scheme ; and

(d)

the construction of the jetty mentioned in section 5 of this Act;

" the Scheme " means the Scheme mentioned in subsection (1) above; and

" the tunnel" means the tunnel that the Secretary of State is authorised by the Scheme to construct (which is a tunnel of the immersed tube type).

(3)

References in this Act to the principal works are references to the principal construction works or any of them and any works for the maintenance, improvement or repair of, or other dealing with, the tunnel that are or may be authorised under the 1980 Act (whether by virtue of any provision of Part IV or V of that Act or by virtue of any order made under section 18(1)(f) of that Act).

(4)

Nothing in this Act shall be read as prejudicing the powers of the Secretary of State under the 1980 Act to acquire land or construct or carry out works for or in connection with the construction, maintenance or improvement of the tunnel.