Crossrail Act 2008

Use of subsoil U.K.

15 (1) The nominated undertaker may enter upon, take and use for the purposes of the works authorised by this Act so much of the subsoil of any highway within the limits of deviation for the scheduled works or within the limits of land to be acquired or used as shall be required for the purpose of the construction or maintenance of those works, without being required to acquire that subsoil or any interest in it. U.K.

(2) The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) shall not be exercisable in relation to the subsoil of a highway within the limits of land to be acquired or used, but outside the limits of deviation for the scheduled works, if the highway is comprised in land specified in the following table.

(1)	(2)
Area	No. on deposited plans
City of Westminster	30d, 38, 81, 85, 112, 115, 117, 120, 121, 213, 218, 340, 341, 416, 417, 419, 420, 423, 447, 448, 449, 453, 454, 455, 548, 549, 549a, 551, 566, 595, 598, 600, 666, 684, 685, 689, 690 and 691
London Borough of Camden	1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 30, 31, 32, 153, 154, 155, 279, 281, 282 and 283
London Borough of Islington	1, 3, 4, 13, 24, 25, 34, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 99
City of London	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 20, 34, 36, 52, 53, 55a, 71, 72, 73, 74, 80a, 81, 101, 102, 103, 108, 113, 115, 125, 136, 138, 143, 159, 160 and 161
London Borough of Tower Hamlets	224, 224a, 225, 225b, 227a, 250, 252, 252a, 252b, 269, 280, 281, 290, 293, 294, 391, 393, 396, 398, 664, 820, 988, 990, 991, 993, 1135, 1145, 1247c, 1295, 1412a, 1413a, 1421, 1421b, 1423a, 1445 and 1446
London Borough of Newham	8, 76, 155, 164, 189, 193, 205, 206, 258, 259, 260, 278, 288, 366, 379, 565, 619 and 670
London Borough of Greenwich	3, 5, 15, 31e, 35a, 100, 101, 104, 109, 125, 125a, 130, 138, 144, 155, 159, 164, 169, 173, 182, 187 and 227
London Borough of Bexley	28, 64 and 68
London Borough of Redbridge	26 and 41
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham	17 and 18
London Borough of Havering	2, 11, 12, 24, 105, 117, 120, 134, 138, 140, 149, 154, 164 and 194
Borough of Brentwood	24 and 52
District of Basildon	13 and 14
Borough of Slough	14, 20, 22, 23, 32, 53, 56, 60, 113, 162, 168 and 253a
London Borough of Hillingdon	97, 98, 115, 116 and 211b
London Borough of Ealing	9, 62, 62a, 88, 125, 144, 159, 160, 164, 177, 183 and 186

(3) In the case of a highway comprised in land specified in the table in columns (1) and (2) of the table in paragraph 10 of Schedule 6, the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) shall only be exercisable in relation to so much of the subsoil of the highway as falls within the description specified in relation to the land in column (3) of the table.

(4) In the case of a highway comprised in land specified in the table in paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 6, the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) shall only be exercisable in relation to so much of the subsoil of the highway as lies more than 9 metres beneath the level of the surface of the highway.

(5) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the restrictions imposed by sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) on the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) do not affect the power conferred by paragraph 7(1).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3 para. 15(1) applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (11.3.2014) by The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/310), arts. 1, 18, Sch. 6 paras. 1-3