The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 545

Transport And Works, England

Transport, England

The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016

Made

24th May 2016

Coming into force

14th June 2016

An application has been made to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006(1) for an Order under sections 1 and 5 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(2) (“the 1992 Act”).

The Secretary of State caused an inquiry to be held for the purposes of the application under section 11 of the 1992 Act.

The Secretary of State, having considered the objections made and not withdrawn and the report of the person who held the inquiry, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications which in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial change in the proposals.

Notice of the Secretary of State’s determination was published in the London Gazette on 17th May 2016.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 to 13 and 15 to 17 of Schedule 1 to, the 1992 Act, makes the following Order—

(1)

S.I. 2006/1466, amended by S.I. 2010/439, S.I. 2011/556, S.I. 2011/2085, S.I. 2012/147, S.I. 2012/1658, S.I. 2012/2590 and S.I. 2013/755.

(2)

1992 c. 42; section 1 was amended by paragraphs 51 and 52 of Schedule 2 to the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), section 5 was amended by S.I. 2012/1659.