The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011
UK Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 41 — creates 6 criminal offences.
- Made
- 11 January 2011
- In force from
- 1 February 2011
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Housing, planning, heritage and land
- Made under
- Order under the Harbours Act 1964, Transport and Works Act 1992
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This Order authorises Halton Borough Council to construct, operate and maintain a bridge between Runcorn and Widnes for vehicles over and in the River Mersey and St Helen’s Canal and over the Manchester Ship Canal and Bridgewater Canal together with all the necessary related and ancillary works. For the purpose of the new bridge the Order authorises Halton Borough Council, compulsorily or by agreement to purchase land and rights in land and to use lands. It provides for the new bridge over the River Mersey to be subject to tolls payable by those who use the new bridge in vehicles, and for enforcement powers in respect of non-payment of such tolls. The Order also authorises the making of alterations to the highway network, the power temporarily to close the River Mersey, St Helen’s Canal, Manchester Ship Canal and Bridgewater Canal, to remove vessels and to make byelaws. A copy of the works plans and the land plans and book of reference mentioned in this Order and certified in accordance with article 59 (certification of plans, etc.) of this Order may be inspected free of charge at the offices of Halton Borough Council, Municipal Building, Kingsway, Widnes WA8 7QF.
Offences created by this instrument
- Prohibitions within the new crossing area, etc article 18(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Protection of the new crossing, etc article 19(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Trespass on the new crossing article 39(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Without prejudice to paragraph (5), a person who without reasonable excuse— a refuses or fails to pay a toll for which… article 40(7) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Obstruction of construction of authorised works article 53 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Disclosure of confidential information article 54 · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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