Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Land Acquisition) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 15th December 2020.

2.  In this Order, “the 2020 Order” means the Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Land Acquisition) Order 2020(3).

Amendments to the 2020 Order

3.—(1) The 2020 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading to article 1, omit “and commencement”.

(3) In article 2, for the definition of “electronic transmission”, substitute—

““electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted—

and in this definition “electronic communications network” has the same meaning as in section 32(1) (meaning of electronic communications networks and services) of the Communications Act 2003(4);.”.

(4) In each place where it occurs in articles 3(1), 6(1)(b) 7(1)(a)(i), (3)(a) and (12) and 8(2)(c), for “column (2)”, substitute “columns (1) and (2)”.

(5) In Schedule 1 (acquisition of land and rights)—

(a)in Part 1 (acquisition of land), in the twelfth row, in the second column—

(i)for “232 to 236,”, substitute “232, 234 to 236,”; and

(ii)for “250,”, substitute “250a,”; and

(b)in Part 2 (acquisition of rights only), in the fifth row, in the second column—

(i)for “251 to 253,”, substitute “251, 252,”; and

(ii)omit “255,”.

(6) In Schedule 3 (land of which temporary possession may be taken)—

(a)in the fifth row, in the second column—

(i)omit “37,”; and

(ii)for “84 to 89,”, substitute “84 to 86, 88,”; and

(b)in the eighth row, in the second column, omit “307,”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Land Acquisition) Order 2020, which conferred further powers of compulsory acquisition on the West Midlands Combined Authority (“the Executive”) for the purpose of the works authorised by the Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005. This Order makes certain changes to the land and rights over land which the Executive may compulsorily acquire, and to the land of which the Executive may take temporary possession.