(1) The appropriate authority may, for the purpose of constructing...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Provide reasonable access to premises during highway works Crown / Minister / Government department
UK Act of Parliament
1987
United Kingdom
Channel Tunnel Act 1987
At a glance
What's here
7 compliance obligations · 1 statutory instrument
Penalty landscape
1 of 7 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 2
- Contractor 1
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Contractors also bound by 178 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 2015 137 duties
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- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 114 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 2023 93 duties
- The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2004 87 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
(1) Subject to the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) below, the...
- Agree water discharge rates for drainage lagoon with water authority Contractor
(1) If the deposited plans or the book of reference...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Appropriate authority must correct inaccurate land plans or book of reference Crown / Minister / Government department
(1) In their application to— (a) the Concessionaires or any...
Unlimited fine- Commit railway safety or ticketing offences on Channel Tunnel services Any Person
(1) Where any part of any highway shall have been...
- Reinstate and maintain disturbed highways and reimburse permanent repairs Any Person
The appropriate authority shall make compensation to the highway authority...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Appropriate authority must compensate highway authority for tunnel-related damage Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 89 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
In this Schedule— “A20” means the road from Ashford to...
In their construction— (a) each scheduled work may deviate from...
(1) Part II of the Public Utilities Street Works Act...
(1) In connection with the construction of Works Nos. 23,...
The Railways Board shall not begin to construct Work No....
The Railways Board may make and maintain the following further...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph the Railways...
(1) The appropriate authority may use for the discharge of...
(1) If in the construction of any of the scheduled...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Concessionaires...
(1) The Concessionaires may, with the written consent of the...
(1) None of the following parts of highways to which...
(1) Before commencing the construction of any of Works Nos....
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
(1) If it appears to the County Council that the...
(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 46 of the Railways Clauses...
Subject to the provisions of this Act the appropriate authority...
(1) The Secretary of State shall certify points on Works...
The construction by the Kent County Council of a highway...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any power under the...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
(1) The following provisions of this paragraph shall apply in...
(1) The Concessionaires may, for the purposes of or in...
For the purposes of the Reservoirs Act 1975 (which makes...
(1) The County Council may, for the purposes of or...
(1) Without prejudice to section 16 of the Railways Clauses...
(1) In connection with the construction of Works Nos. 21,...
In this Schedule— “authorised development” means development to which the...
None of the development to which the planning permission deemed...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the construction of the...
The inland clearance depot to be constructed at Ashford, in...
The tunnel system shall not be brought into use until...
(1) The Secretary of State shall consult the county and...
(1) Where any authorised development consists of or includes the...
Where any development to which any planning permission granted by...
(1) Where a request is made— (a) for an approval...
A planning authority shall not be required to entertain any...
(1) The Secretary of State may give directions to a...
Any authorised development shall be carried out in accordance with...
The Secretary of State may give directions to a planning...
(1) Where the Concessionaires are aggrieved by the decision of...
To the extent that any authorised development consists of any...
(1) No surplus spoil shall be deposited except on the...
(1) The methods to be employed in, and the timing...
Once the tunnel system has been brought into operation, the...
(1) No part of Work No. 3 shall be constructed...
(1) Where the bringing into use of any building, facility...
(1) The land associated with any building, facility or work...
The works which the Secretary of State is authorised by...
(1) Any provision of Part I or II of this...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any power under the...
In their construction— (a) each of the works described in...
In paragraph 1 above, “A20” means the trunk road from...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary...
(1) The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of...
(1) On the date on which this Act is passed...
(1) On the date certified by the Secretary of State...
The construction by the Secretary of State of a highway...
(1) The carrying out of any of the A20 improvement...
(1) If the Secretary of State makes an order under...
(1) The appropriate authority may, under section 8 or 36...
(1) Where a copy of this paragraph is endorsed on,...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, Parts II and III...
(1) All private rights of way over any land which...
(1) In determining a question with respect to compensation claimed...
In relation to the compulsory creation and acquisition of an...
In section 2 of the Regulation of Railways Act 1871...
Section 4 (duty of railway company to make returns of...
In the following enactments, the expressions “company” and “railway company”...
Sections 55 (penalty for trespass on railways, etc.) and 56...
In this Schedule “through service operator” means a person, other...
The fact that any act or thing may have been...
(1) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (2) below, any difference...
In the borough of Maidstone (parish of Lenham), in the...
In the borough of Ashford (town of Ashford), in the...
In the district of Shepway (parishes of Newington and Saltwood),...
In the London borough of Lambeth— Work No. 21—A railway...
In the London borough of Wandsworth— Work No. 23—A railway...
In the London boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham...
In the district of Tandridge (parishes of Bletchingley and Nutfield),...
In the borough of Ashford (town of Ashford and parishes...
In the district of Dover (town of Dover and parishes...
Partly in the district of Dover (town of Dover and...
In the district of Shepway (town of Folkestone and parishes...
In the borough of Ashford (town of Ashford and parishes...
(1) (2) (3) Area Highway or part to be stopped...
(1) (2) Area Highway or part to be stopped up...
(1) (2) Area Highway or part to be stopped up...
(3) No part of any highway shall be stopped up...
sch. 7 para. 6
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Crown must compensate electronic communications network operators for damage from tunnel works Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 66 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Construction and operation of a tunnel rail link between the United Kingdom and France.
No government funds or guarantees for the tunnel system.
Provision for further definition of the tunnel system and for applying this Act to a new Concession.
Notice with respect to operation, expiry or termination of the Concession.
Construction of the scheduled works.
Supplementary provisions as to the scheduled works and other authorised works.
Vesting of seaward section of tunnel system in Secretary of State, subject to Concession lease.
Acquisition of land for the scheduled works and other authorised works.
Planning permission,
Incorporation of part of the tunnel system into the United Kingdom and general application of law.
Regulation of the tunnel system: application and enforcement of law, etc.
Controls on board trains engaged on international services.
Provisions supplementary to sections 11 and 12.
Arrangements for the policing of the tunnel system.
Contract law and arbitration law.
Landlord and tenant law.
Supervision by Intergovernmental Commission and Safety Authority.
Intergovernmental Commission and Safety Authority: supplementary.
Operation by the Concessionaires.
Byelaws of the Concessionaires.
Confirmation of byelaws by Secretary of State.
Application of Railways Board’s byelaws to their services in the tunnel system.
Control of traffic within the tunnel system.
Approval of trains.
Maintenance of the tunnel system on termination of construction by Concessionaires.
Operation of the tunnel system on a temporary basis where practicable on termination of the Concession.
Limitations on exercise of Secretary of State’s powers under sections 25 and 26.
Provisions supplementary to sections 25 to 27.
Scheme for land on abandonment of construction or operation.
Rating.
Building regulations.
Exclusion of rights under electronic communications code
Competition, etc.
Supplementary provisions with respect to orders under Part III.
The A20 improvement works.
Acquisition of land for the A20 improvement works.
Supplementary provisions with respect to acquisition of land.
Time within which powers of compulsory acquisition may be exercised.
Extension of Railways Board’s powers in connection with through services.
Railways Board’s plan for international through services.
Railway services: consultative committees and closures.
No government grants to Railways Board in respect of international railway services.
Application of railway regulation enactments.
Modification of enactments relating to coast protection, safety of navigation and the powers of harbour authorities.
Protection of interests.
Determination of questions referred to arbitration under this Act.
Offences by bodies corporate
Financial provisions
Interpretation
Short title and extent.
Connected legislation
1 statutory instrument
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