The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Land Acquisition) Order 2020

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 M1 for an Order under sections 1 and 5 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 M2 (“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The Secretary of State, having considered the objections made and not withdrawn and the report of the person who held the inquiry, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with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 1st July 2020.

The Order will not come into force until it has been laid before Parliament and has been brought into operation in accordance with the provisions of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Acts 1945 and 1965 M3.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 5 of, and paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 16 and 17 of Schedule 1 to, the 1992 Act, makes the following Order—