UK Act of Parliament 1987 c. 53 United Kingdom

Channel Tunnel Act 1987

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 9 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Contractor2 Any Person2

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Contractor — also bound by 173 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

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sch. 7 para. 15 sch. 7 para. 15 Regulated
  • Send as-built plans and sections to the sewerage authorityContractor
sch. 7 para. 6 sch. 7 para. 6 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Crown must compensate electronic communications network operators for damage from tunnel worksCrown / Minister / Government department
65 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. 7 para. 1 sch. 7 para. 1
sch. 7 para. 10 sch. 7 para. 10
sch. 7 para. 11 sch. 7 para. 11
sch. 7 para. 12 sch. 7 para. 12
sch. 7 para. 13 sch. 7 para. 13
sch. 7 para. 14 sch. 7 para. 14
sch. 7 para. 16 sch. 7 para. 16
sch. 7 para. 17 sch. 7 para. 17
sch. 7 para. 2 sch. 7 para. 2
sch. 7 para. 3 sch. 7 para. 3
sch. 7 para. 4 sch. 7 para. 4
sch. 7 para. 5 sch. 7 para. 5
sch. 7 para. 7 sch. 7 para. 7
sch. 7 para. 8 sch. 7 para. 8
sch. 7 para. 9 sch. 7 para. 9
Schedules

Schedules

7 of 95 shown
s.sch002 (1) The appropriate authority may, for the purpose of constructing... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Provide reasonable access to premises during highway worksCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) below, the... Regulated
  • Agree water discharge rates for drainage lagoon with water authorityContractor
s.sch003 (1) Where a request is made— (a) for an approval... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Planning authority must consult before deciding Channel Tunnel approvalsLocal authority
s.sch005 (1) If the deposited plans or the book of reference... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must correct inaccurate land plans or book of referenceCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch006 (1) In their application to— (a) the Concessionaires or any... Prosecution
  • Commit railway safety or ticketing offences on Channel Tunnel servicesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch007 (1) Where any part of any highway shall have been... Regulated
  • Reinstate and maintain disturbed highways and reimburse permanent repairsAny Person
s.sch007 The appropriate authority shall make compensation to the highway authority... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must compensate highway authority for tunnel-related damageCrown / Minister / Government department
88 other schedules
s.sch001 In this Schedule— “A20” means the road from Ashford to...
s.sch001 In their construction— (a) each scheduled work may deviate from...
s.sch002 (1) Part II of the Public Utilities Street Works Act...
s.sch002 (1) In connection with the construction of Works Nos. 23,...
s.sch002 The Railways Board shall not begin to construct Work No....
s.sch002 The Railways Board may make and maintain the following further...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph the Railways...
s.sch002 (1) The appropriate authority may use for the discharge of...
s.sch002 (1) If in the construction of any of the scheduled...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Concessionaires...
s.sch002 (1) The Concessionaires may, with the written consent of the...
s.sch002 (1) None of the following parts of highways to which...
s.sch002 (1) Before commencing the construction of any of Works Nos....
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
s.sch002 (1) If it appears to the County Council that the...
s.sch002 (1) Notwithstanding anything in section 46 of the Railways Clauses...
s.sch002 Subject to the provisions of this Act the appropriate authority...
s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State shall certify points on Works...
s.sch002 The construction by the Kent County Council of a highway...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any power under the...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
s.sch002 (1) The following provisions of this paragraph shall apply in...
s.sch002 (1) The Concessionaires may, for the purposes of or in...
s.sch002 For the purposes of the Reservoirs Act 1975 (which makes...
s.sch002 (1) The County Council may, for the purposes of or...
s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to section 16 of the Railways Clauses...
s.sch002 (1) In connection with the construction of Works Nos. 21,...
s.sch003 In this Schedule— “authorised development” means development to which the...
s.sch003 None of the development to which the planning permission deemed...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the construction of the...
s.sch003 The inland clearance depot to be constructed at Ashford, in...
s.sch003 The tunnel system shall not be brought into use until...
s.sch003 (1) The Secretary of State shall consult the county and...
s.sch003 (1) Where any authorised development consists of or includes the...
s.sch003 Where any development to which any planning permission granted by...
s.sch003 A planning authority shall not be required to entertain any...
s.sch003 (1) The Secretary of State may give directions to a...
s.sch003 Any authorised development shall be carried out in accordance with...
s.sch003 The Secretary of State may give directions to a planning...
s.sch003 (1) Where the Concessionaires are aggrieved by the decision of...
s.sch003 To the extent that any authorised development consists of any...
s.sch003 (1) No surplus spoil shall be deposited except on the...
s.sch003 (1) The methods to be employed in, and the timing...
s.sch003 Once the tunnel system has been brought into operation, the...
s.sch003 (1) No part of Work No. 3 shall be constructed...
s.sch003 (1) Where the bringing into use of any building, facility...
s.sch003 (1) The land associated with any building, facility or work...
s.sch004 The works which the Secretary of State is authorised by...
s.sch004 (1) Any provision of Part I or II of this...
s.sch004 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any power under the...
s.sch004 In their construction— (a) each of the works described in...
s.sch004 In paragraph 1 above, “A20” means the trunk road from...
s.sch004 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary...
s.sch004 (1) The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of...
s.sch004 (1) On the date on which this Act is passed...
s.sch004 (1) On the date certified by the Secretary of State...
s.sch004 The construction by the Secretary of State of a highway...
s.sch004 (1) The carrying out of any of the A20 improvement...
s.sch005 (1) If the Secretary of State makes an order under...
s.sch005 (1) The appropriate authority may, under section 8 or 36...
s.sch005 (1) Where a copy of this paragraph is endorsed on,...
s.sch005 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, Parts II and III...
s.sch005 (1) All private rights of way over any land which...
s.sch005 (1) In determining a question with respect to compensation claimed...
s.sch005 In relation to the compulsory creation and acquisition of an...
s.sch006 In section 2 of the Regulation of Railways Act 1871...
s.sch006 Section 4 (duty of railway company to make returns of...
s.sch006 In the following enactments, the expressions “company” and “railway company”...
s.sch006 Sections 55 (penalty for trespass on railways, etc.) and 56...
s.sch006 In this Schedule “through service operator” means a person, other...
s.sch007 The fact that any act or thing may have been...
s.sch007 (1) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (2) below, any difference...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper10n2 In the borough of Maidstone (parish of Lenham), in the...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper11n2 In the borough of Ashford (town of Ashford), in the...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper12n2 In the district of Shepway (parishes of Newington and Saltwood),...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper6n2 In the London borough of Lambeth— Work No. 21—A railway...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper7n2 In the London borough of Wandsworth— Work No. 23—A railway...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper8n2 In the London boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham...
s.schedule/1/part/iii/paragraph/wrapper9n2 In the district of Tandridge (parishes of Bletchingley and Nutfield),...
s.schedule/1/part/ii/paragraph/wrapper5n2 In the borough of Ashford (town of Ashford and parishes...
s.schedule/1/part/i/paragraph/wrapper1n2 In the district of Dover (town of Dover and parishes...
s.schedule/1/part/i/paragraph/wrapper2n2 Partly in the district of Dover (town of Dover and...
s.schedule/1/part/i/paragraph/wrapper3n2 In the district of Shepway (town of Folkestone and parishes...
s.schedule/1/part/i/paragraph/wrapper4n2 In the borough of Ashford (town of Ashford and parishes...
s.schedule/2/part/iin2/chapter/3/paragraph/wrapper15 (1) (2) (3) Area Highway or part to be stopped...
s.schedule/2/part/in2/chapter/2/paragraph/wrapper13n (1) (2) Area Highway or part to be stopped up...
s.schedule/2/part/in2/chapter/3/paragraph/wrapper14n (1) (2) Area Highway or part to be stopped up...
s.schedule/4/part/iin2/paragraph/wrapper16n2 (3) No part of any highway shall be stopped up...

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