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AERODROMES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 7

Power to stop up and divert roads.

7.(1) Where on representations made to it by an aerodrome undertaking the
Ministry is satisfied that it is reasonably necessary to do so for the
purposes of establishing, developing, maintaining or operating an aerodrome,
the Ministry may by order [stop up or divert] any road.

(2) An order under this section may provide for all or any of the following
matters, that is to say

(a)... the provision or improvement of any road so far as the Ministry thinks
such provision or improvement necessary or desirable in consequence of any
such stopping up or diversion as aforesaid;

Para.(b) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285

(c)for directing that any road to be provided or improved in consequence of
the stopping up or diversion of a trunk road under the order shall itself be a
trunk road for all or any of the purposes of the enactments relating to trunk
roads;

(d)for the retention or removal of any cables, mains, pipes, wires or similar
apparatus placed along, across, over or under any road stopped up or diverted
under the order, and for the extinguishment, modification or preservation of
any rights as to the use or maintenance of that apparatus;

(e)if any road is to be provided or improved under the order, for authorising
or requiring the provision of any such apparatus as aforesaid along, across,
over or under that road, in lieu of any apparatus removed from a road in
pursuance of the order, and for conferring rights as to the use or maintenance
of apparatus so provided;

(f)for requiring the Ministry or any other specified authority or person to
pay, or to make contributions in respect of, the cost of doing any work
provided for by the order or any increased expenditure to be incurred which is
ascribable to the doing of any such work.

(3) An order under this section may contain such consequential, incidental and
supplemental provisions as appear to the Ministry to be necessary or expedient
for the purposes of the order.

(4) An order made under this section shall be subject to affirmative
resolution.

(5) The powers of the Ministry under this section shall include power to make
an order [to stop up or divert] any road which is temporarily stopped up or
diverted under any other enactment; and the provisions of this section shall
not prejudice any power conferred upon the Ministry by any other enactment [to
stop up or divert] a road.


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