15.—(1) The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 29(4)(1), for “Secretary of State” there is substituted “Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions acting jointly”.
(3) In section 50(5)(b)(2), for “the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions” there is substituted “the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions”.
(4) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3(3)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2), for “Secretary of State” there is substituted “appropriate Ministers”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)—
(i)for “Secretary of State” there is substituted “appropriate Ministers”; and
(ii)for “he is” there is substituted “they are”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (4)—
(i)for “Secretary of State grants” there is substituted “appropriate Ministers grant”; and
(ii)for “he” there is substituted “they”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (8)—
(i)for “Secretary of State” there is substituted “appropriate Ministers”; and
(ii)for “him” there is substituted “them”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (9)—
(i)for “he directs” there is substituted “they direct”;
(ii)for “the Secretary of State’s functions” there is substituted “the appropriate Ministers' functions”; and
(iii)for “him” (in both places) there is substituted “them”; and
(f)after sub-paragraph (11) there is inserted—
“(12) In this paragraph references to the appropriate Ministers are to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and, in relation to the carrying out of any functions, are to those Ministers acting jointly.”
(5) In paragraph 5(5)(a) of Schedule 7(4), for “the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions” there is substituted “the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions”.
(6) In paragraph 13 of Schedule 14(5), for “the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions” there is substituted “the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions”.
(7) In paragraph 2(4)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 15(6), for “the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions” there is substituted “the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions”.
s.29(4) was amended by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Order 1997, S.I. 1997/2971, Art.6(1), Sched. paras. 25 and 27.
s.50(5)(b) was amended by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Order 1997, S.I. 1997/2971, Art.6(1), Sched., paras 25 and 29.
para.2 was amended by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Order 1997, S.I. 1997/2971, Art.6(1), Sched., paras. 25 and 30.
para. 5(5) was amended by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Order 1997 S.I. 1997/1744, Art 2(2), Sched., para 6 and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Order 1997, S.I. 1997/2971, Art.6(1), Sched., paras. 25 and 33.
para.13 was amended by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Order 1997, S.I. 1997/2971, Art.6(1), Sched., paras. 25 and 34.
para. 2(4) was substituted by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Order 1977, S.I. 1997/2971, Art.6(1), Sched., paras. 25 and 35(c).