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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988

1988 CHAPTER 20

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    Construction of New Bridge over River Thames

    1. 1. Construction of the scheduled works.

    2. 2. Acquisition of land for the scheduled works and other authorised works.

    3. 3. Supplementary provision as to authorised works.

  2. Part II

    Transfer of Tunnels and Tunnel Approaches

    1. Status of tunnel highway and tunnel approaches, etc.

      1. 4. Trunking of tunnel highway and tunnel approaches.

      2. 5. Status of roads, etc., other than the tunnel highway.

    2. Transfers consequential on section 4

      1. 6. Transfer of tunnel crossing and tunnel approaches to Secretary of State.

      2. 7. Transfer of toll undertaking to person appointed under section 11.

      3. 8. Supplementary provisions and transfers of staff.

    3. Financial provisions

      1. 9. Termination of borrowings for tunnels, etc.

      2. 10. Payment of transfer expenses.

  3. Part III

    Operation of the Crossing

    1. Power to levy tolls and management and maintenance, etc., of the crossing and the approach roads

      1. 11. Power to levy tolls for use of the crossing.

      2. 12. Delegation of functions of Secretary of State in relation to the crossing and the approach roads.

      3. 13. Leases of crossing land, etc.: application of landlord and tenant law.

      4. 14. Termination of appointment under section 11 after the transfer date.

      5. 15. Termination: supplementary provisions.

      6. 16. Time limit for levy of tolls.

    2. Tolls and their administration

      1. 17. Classification of vehicles and level of tolls.

      2. 18. Temporary suspension of tolls.

      3. 19. Exemption from tolls.

      4. 20. Composition agreements.

      5. 21. List of tolls to be exhibited.

      6. 22. Refusal to pay tolls.

    3. Regulation of traffic using crossing or approach roads

      1. 23. Restriction on use by certain classes of traffic.

      2. 24. Special traffic restrictions.

      3. 25. Large vehicles and safety.

      4. 26. Removal of stationary vehicles.

      5. 27. Services for transporting cycles and cyclists through crossing.

      6. 28. Traffic officers.

      7. 29. Offences.

    4. Miscellaneous and supplementary

      1. 30. Planning permission.

      2. 31. Pollution controls, etc.

      3. 32. Recovery of tolls and charges.

      4. 33. Accounts of person appointed under section 11.

      5. 34. Accounts of Secretary of State.

      6. 35. Offences by bodies corporate.

      7. 36. Application of Part III to Crown.

  4. Part IV

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 37. Works affecting the river Thames.

    2. 38. Restrictions on works on crossing and approach roads.

    3. 39. Application of public utilities street works code to all works at the crossing.

    4. 40. Rating.

    5. 41. Protection of interests.

    6. 42. Correction of deposited plans.

    7. 43. Determination of questions referred to arbitration.

    8. 44. Orders and regulations.

    9. 45. Financial provision.

    10. 46. Interpretation.

    11. 47. Short title, commencement and extent.

    1. Schedule 1

      The scheduled works.

      1. Part I

        The works.

      2. Part II

        Supplementary.

    2. Schedule 2

      Acquisition of land.

      1. Part I

        Purposes for which certain land may be acquired or used.

      2. Part II

        Supplementary.

    3. Schedule 3

      Supplementary provisions as to authorised works.

    4. Schedule 4

      Transfer of tunnels and tunnel approaches: supplementary and transitional provisions.

    5. Schedule 5

      Transfers of staff.

      1. Part I

        Staff employed at the tunnel crossing before the transfer date.

      2. Part II

        Staff employed by the person appointed to levy tolls.

      3. Part III

        Supplementary.

    6. Schedule 6

      The toll period.

      1. Part I

        The period allowed for the levy of tolls by the person appointed.

      2. Part II

        The period allowed for the levy of tolls by the Secretary of State.

      3. Part III

        Purposes relevant to Part II.

    7. Schedule 7

      Protective provisions.

      1. Part I

        Protection of Port Authority and river users.

      2. Part II

        Protection against siltation or scouring.

      3. Part III

        Protection of Railways Board.

      4. Part IV

        Protection of sewers and land drainage.

      5. Part V

        Protection of RTZ Estates Limited.

An Act to[a.d. 1988.] provide for the construction of a bridge over the river Thames between Dartford in Kent and Thurrock in Essex and of associated works; to provide for the Secretary of State to be the highway authority for the highways passing through the tunnels under that river between Dartford and Thurrock and their approaches instead of Kent and Essex County Councils; to provide for the levying of tolls, by a person appointed by the Secretary of State or by the Secretary of State, in respect of traffic using the crossing; to provide for transfers of property and liabilities of those Councils to the person appointed and the Secretary of State and for the transfer to the Secretary of State of property and liabilities of the person appointed on termination of his appointment; to provide for the management of the crossing, including the imposition of prohibitions, restrictions and requirements in relation to traffic, and otherwise in relation to the crossing; and for connected purposes.

[28th June 1988]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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