UK Act of Parliament 1991 c. 7 United Kingdom

Heathrow Express Railway Act 1991

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader3

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.011 Plans, etc., to be approved by Secretary of State (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Submit underground railway plans to Secretary of State for approvalCrown / Minister / Government department
s.022 Only subsoil or new rights to be purchased under certain lands (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Only purchase subsoil or new rights under specified landTrader
s.041 Transport consultative committees (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Notify Secretary of State before discontinuing all passenger servicesTrader
s.046 Costs of Act (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Pay your share of the costs of obtaining this ActTrader
42 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Short title (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Incorporation of general enactments (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Application of Part I of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Power to Company to make works (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Power to Board to make works (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Provision of railway stations by Company (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Further works and powers of Board (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Gradients of certain bridge works (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Power to deviate (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Stopping up roads, etc., in case of diversion or substitution (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Appropriating sites of roads, etc (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Repair of roads, etc (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Agreements with highway authorities (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Temporary stoppage of roads, etc (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Underpinning of buildings near works (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Use of sewers, etc., for removing water (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Exercise of powers with respect to works (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Purchase of land (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Purchase of subsoil or new rights only (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Purchase of specific new rights over land by Board (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Modification of Part I of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 for purchase of new rights (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Temporary use of land by Company (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Temporary use of land and access by Board (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Temporary use of further land and access by Board (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Provisions applicable to sections 25, 26 and 27 (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Purchase of part of certain properties (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Disregard of recent improvements and interests (opens in a new tab)
s.031 Extinction or suspension of private rights of way (opens in a new tab)
s.032 Correction of errors in deposited plans and book of reference (opens in a new tab)
s.033 Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land (opens in a new tab)
s.034 Time for purchase of land and rights over land (opens in a new tab)
s.035 Notice of interference with roads (opens in a new tab)
s.036 Crown rights (opens in a new tab)
s.037 For protection of electricity, gas and water undertakers (opens in a new tab)
s.038 For protection of sewers of Thames Water Utilities Limited (opens in a new tab)
s.039 For protection of London Underground Limited (opens in a new tab)
s.040 For protection of London Buses Limited (opens in a new tab)
s.042 Byelaws relating to Company’s railway (opens in a new tab)
s.043 Power for Company to contract for police (opens in a new tab)
s.044 Planning permission (opens in a new tab)
s.045 Arbitration (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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6 other schedules
s.sch003 In the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (hereafter in this Schedule...
s.sch003 For section 8 of the Act (which relates to cases...
s.sch003 The following provisions of the Act (which state the effect...
s.sch003 Section 11 of the Act (powers of entry) shall be...
s.sch003 Section 20 of the Act (compensation for short term tenants)...
s.sch003 Section 22 of the Act (protection of acquiring authority’s possession...

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