Statutory Instruments
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
10th December 1998
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
1. This Instrument may be cited as "the Lancaster City Council (The River Lune Millennium Bridge) Scheme 1998 Confirmation Instrument 1998" and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980.
2. The Lancashire City Council (River Lune Millennium Bridge) Scheme 1998 ("the Scheme") is hereby confirmed with modifications.
3. The Scheme as confirmed is set out in the Schedule hereto (including the plan) and copies of the Scheme with its accompanying plan as modified are deposited at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport, and the Regions, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, LONDON SW1P 4DR; at the offices of Lancaster City Council at the Town Hall, Morecambe; and at the Town Hall, Lancaster.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Dr D. R. Dobbie
Regional Director
Government Office for the North East
10th December 1998
The Lancaster City Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") acting on behalf of the Lancashire County Council, the local highway authority, pursuant to an agreement made under Section 101(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, makes this Scheme in exercise of powers contained in Section 106(3) of the Highways Act 1980 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf:
1. The Council is hereby authorised to construct over the navigable waters of the River Lune at Lancaster in the district of Lancashire, the bridge (in this Scheme called "the River Lune Millennium Bridge") specified in the Schedule to this Scheme as part of the new River Lune Millennium Park wherein a new cycle track will be constructed connecting the existing Morecambe/Lancaster cycle track to St. Georges Quay and the existing permissive cycleway on the former railway viaduct all in the said district of Lancaster.
2. This Scheme may be cited as the Lancaster City Council (The River Lune Millennium Bridge) Scheme 1998.
Given under the Common Seal of the Council this eighth day of July 1998
THE COMMON SEAL of THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER was hereunto affixed in the presence of:
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
SEAL REGISTRAR NUMBER 17671
S.I. 1997/2971.