Conwy Tunnel (Supplementary Powers) Act 1983 (c. 7)

(1) The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act are by way of supplement to those already available to the Secretary of State under the M1 Highways Act 1980 (referred to below in this Act as the 1980 Act) for or in connection with the construction, maintenance and improvement of the tunnel which he is authorised to construct across the Conwy Estuary by the M2 Glan Conwy to Conwy Morfa Special Road and Connecting Roads Scheme 1982. (2) In this Act— “ the Estuary ” means the Conwy Estuary; “ the principal construction works ” means— (a) the construction of the tunnel (including works for constructing the tunnel units under section 4 of this Act and works for providing access to the tunnel on either side of the Estuary); (b) the construction of fabrication facilities for constructing those units under that section; (c) the diversion of the waters of the Estuary from any land in accordance with the Scheme; and (d) the construction of the jetty mentioned in section 5 of this Act; “ the Scheme ” means the Scheme mentioned in subsection (1) above; and “ the tunnel ” means the tunnel that the Secretary of State is authorised by the Scheme to construct (which is a tunnel of the immersed tube type). (3) References in this Act to the principal works are references to the principal construction works or any of them and any works for the maintenance, improvement or repair of, or other dealing with, the tunnel that are or may be authorised under the 1980 Act (whether by virtue of any provision of Part IV or V of that Act or by virtue of any order made under section 18(1)(f) of that Act). (4) Nothing in this Act shall be read as prejudicing the powers of the Secretary of State under the 1980 Act to acquire land or construct or carry out works for or in connection with the construction, maintenance or improvement of the tunnel. Marginal Citations M1 1980 c. 66 . M2 S.I . 1982 No. 553 .

(1) The Secretary of State is authorised by this section to acquire compulsorily so much of the land shown on the deposited plan within the limits of land to be acquired as may be required for or in connection with the principal works. (2) Part I of the M3 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (except sections 4 and 27 and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3) shall apply to the acquisition of land under this section as it applies to a compulsory purchase to which Schedule 1 to the M4 Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applies. (3) A notice to treat under that Part for the purpose of acquiring any land under this section shall not be served after 31st December 1986 or such later date as may for the time being be authorised by an order made by the Secretary of State; and an order under this subsection shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure. (4) The M5 Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 shall not apply to the acquisition of land under this section. (5) Schedule 1 to this Act (which contains supplementary provisions relating to the acquisition of land for or in connection with the principal works) shall have effect. Marginal Citations M3 1965 c. 56 . M4 1981 c. 67 . M5 1845 c. 18 .