SCHEDULE 2Amendments to Transport Act 1962 and Transport Act 1968

Transport Act 1968I2I144

1

Section 11276 (power to extinguish statutory rights and obligations in respect of canals not comprised in undertaking of Board) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, after “Board” insert “or Canal & River Trust”.

3

In subsection (1)—

a

after “Waterways Board” insert “or Canal & River Trust”;

b

after “the Minister” insert “, or, in the case of a canal in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers,”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “the Minister” substitute “the authority making the order”;

b

in paragraph (d), for “the Minister” substitute “the authority making the order”.

5

In subsection (5)—

a

after “order shall” insert “, in the case of an order made by the Minister,”;

b

after “Parliament” insert “, and in the case of an order made by the Scottish Ministers, is subject to the negative procedure”.

6

Omit subsection (6A).