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| Long title | An Act to provide for the making of orders relating to, or to matters ancillary to, the construction or operation of railways, tramways, trolley vehicle systems, other guided transport systems and inland waterways, and orders relating to, or to matters ancillary to, works interfering with rights of navigation; to make further provision in relation to railways, tramways, trolley vehicle systems and other guided transport systems; to amend certain enactments relating to harbours; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1992 c. 42 |
| Territorial extent | England, Wales and Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 March 1992 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Transport and Works Act 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, fromlegislation.gov.uk. | |
TheTransport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42) (TWA) was established by theParliament of the United Kingdom to provide a system by which the construction ofrail transport,tramway,inland waterway andharbour infrastructure could proceed in theUK by order of theSecretary of State for Transport rather than, as before, on the passing of aprivate bill.[1]
Permissions granted under the TWA are issued in the form of aTransport and Works Act Order, often abbreviated toTWAO.
The TWA was introduced as a response to criticism by members of Parliament of the private-bill-based approach to the approval of transport infrastructure projects in the UK. Private bills were, from the nineteenth century onwards, the only way to gain authorisation for such infrastructure. However, work associated with the drafting and sponsorship of such bills was viewed by aJoint Committee on Private Bill Procedure, set up in 1987, as unduly onerous for parliamentary representatives. The provisions of the TWA mirrored and augmented the development of theUK planning system in the twentieth century, which provided an alternative route for authorisation of certain planning matters.[1]
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