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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchEdinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006You are here:2006 asp 7Whole ActTable of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPreviousNextPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 20062006 asp 7The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 29th March 2006 and received Royal Assent on 8th May 2006An Act of the Scottish Parliament to authorise the construction and operation of a tram line in Edinburgh forming a loop from St Andrew Square, along Leith Walk to Leith, west to Granton, south to Haymarket and back to St Andrew Square via Princes Street; and for connected purposes.Part 1WorksPrincipal works powers1Power to construct works(1)The authorised undertaker may construct and maintain the scheduled works or any part of them, as specified in schedule 1.
(12)A copy of the byelaws when confirmed shall be printed and deposited at the principal office of the authorised undertaker, and shall at all reasonable hours be open to public inspection without payment, and shall be available on the authorised undertaker’s website; and the authorised undertaker shall, at the request of any person, supply that person with a copy of any such byelaws on payment of such reasonable sum as the authorised undertaker shall determine.
Part 5Miscellaneous and General63Insulation against noise(1)The authorised undertaker shall, after consulting the Council, make a scheme providing for the making of grants towards the cost of insulating buildings, or such classes of buildings as the authorised undertaker may think fit, or any parts of such buildings, against noise caused, or expected to be caused, by the use of the tram system.
“local construction plan” means a local construction plan intended to define, and from time to time redefine, the authorised undertaker’s policy in relation to construction practice to be adopted in the carrying out of the authorised works within an area specified in that plan,
68Landscape and habitat management plan(1)The authorised undertaker shall not commence any of the scheduled works described as Work No. 12 in schedule 1 until the landscape and habitat management plan has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
69Powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.(1)The authorised undertaker may sell, lease, excamb, charge or otherwise dispose of, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, the whole or any part of the authorised works and any land held in connection with them or the right to operate or maintain the authorised tramway under this Act.
70Application of landlord and tenant law(1)This section applies to any agreement for leasing to any person the whole or any part of the authorised tramway or the right to operate it and any agreement entered into by the authorised undertaker with any person for the construction, maintenance, use or operation of the authorised tramway, so far as any such agreement relates to the terms on which any land which is the subject of a lease granted by or under that agreement is to be provided for that person’s use.
71Trams deemed public service vehicles(1)On such day as may be appointed under subsection (2), regulations made, or having effect as if made, under section 24, 25, 26 or 60(1)(j) or (k) (which provide for the regulation of drivers, conductors, inspectors, the control and number of passengers, carriage of luggage and goods and left luggage) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14) shall have effect as if trams operating on the authorised tramway were public service vehicles within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67).
72Statutory undertakers, etc.The provisions of schedule 9 shall have effect.
73Listed buildings and conservation areas(1)If a listed building was such a building at the coming into force of this Act and is specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of schedule 10—
74Town and country planning, etc.(1)So far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the 1997 Act and any orders, regulations, rules, schemes and directions made or given under it and any restrictions or powers imposed by it or conferred in relation to land shall apply and may be exercised in relation to any land notwithstanding that the development of such land is or may be authorised or regulated by or under this Act.
75Blighted land(1)This Act shall be deemed to be a special enactment for the purposes of paragraph 14 of Schedule 14 to the 1997 Act.
76Saving for roads authority(1)Subject to subsection (2), this Act shall not affect any power of a roads authority to widen, alter, divert or improve any public road along which a road tramway is laid.
77Certification of plans, etc.The authorised undertaker shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this Act, submit copies of the book of reference, the Parliamentary plans and the Parliamentary sections to the Clerk of the Parliament for certification that they are, respectively the book of reference, Parliamentary plans and Parliamentary sections referred to in this Act, and a document so certified shall be admissible in any proceedings as evidence of the contents of the document of which it is a copy.
78Service of notices(1)A notice or other document required or authorised to be served for the purposes of this Act may be served by post.
79Application of Railways Act 1993For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the authorised tramway shall be deemed to be a tramway for the purposes of Part I of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43).
80Arbitration(1)Any difference under any provision of this Act (other than a difference which falls to be determined by the tribunal or Scottish Ministers) shall be referred by either party to the dispute to and settled by a single arbiter to be agreed between the parties or, failing agreement, to be appointed on the application of either party (after notice in writing to the other) by the President for the time being of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and the arbiter shall be entitled to state a case for the opinion of the Court of Session pursuant to section 3 (Power of arbiter to state case to Court of Session) of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 59).
Part 6Supplementary81Incorporation of enactments(1)The Lands Clauses Acts, except sections 120 to 125 of the 1845 Act, so far as they are applicable for the purposes of, and are not varied by or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act, are incorporated with this Act.
82InterpretationIn this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
83Orders(1)Any power of Scottish Ministers to make orders under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
84Rights of the Crown(1)Nothing in this Act affects prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), nothing in this Act authorises the acquisition of land (including any rights or interests in land) belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown and under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners, without the consent in writing of those Commissioners.
85Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006.
SCHEDULE 1Scheduled works(introduced by section 1) In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—
Work No. 5—A road tramway 317 metres in length (double line) extending from its junction with the termination of Work No. 4 along Ocean Drive to a point to the west of the junction with Rennie’s Isle.
Work No. 12C—Alteration to bridge carrying vehicular access to St. George’s School across tramroad.
SCHEDULE 2Roads subject to alteration of layout(introduced by section 3)Sheet of Parliamentary plansRoad subject to alteration of layoutDescription of alteration(1)(2)(3)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—1 and 2York Place, Picardy Place and, Leith WalkLayover siding to be located between points L1 and L21York Place, Picardy Place, Leith Walk and Leith StreetA realignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ81York PlaceRealignment of kerbline between points K1 and K2, and K3 and K41Leith WalkRealignment of kerbline between points K5 and K6, and K7 and K82Leith Walk and London RoadRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ12Leith WalkRealignment of kerbline between points K9 and K10, and K11and K123Leith WalkRealignment of kerbline between points K10 and K13, and K12 and K144Leith WalkRealignment of kerbline between points K13 and K15, and K14 and K164Constitution StreetRealignment of kerbline between points K17 and K19, and K18 and K205Constitution StreetRealignment of kerbline between points K19 and K21, and K20 and K226Ocean DriveRealignment of kerbline between points K23 and K25, and K24 and K266Ocean DriveRealignment of road layout and junctions between points RL8, RL9 and RL106Ocean DriveRealignment of road layout between points RL1 and RL27Ocean DriveRealignment of kerbline between points K27 and K28, K29 and K30, and K62 and K637Ocean DriveRealignment of road layout between points RL2 and RL37Ocean DriveRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ27Ocean DriveRealignment of kerbline between points K31 and K33, and K32 and K348Ocean DriveRealignment of kerbline between points K34 and K35, and K36 and K378Lindsay RoadRealignment of road layout between points RL4 and RL58Lindsay RoadRealignment of kerbline between points K38 and K41, and K39 and K408 and 9Lindsay RoadRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ39Lindsay Road and Pier PlaceRealignment of road layout between points RL6 and RL79Pier Place, Starbank Road and Craighall RoadRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ49Starbank RoadRealignment of kerbline between points K42 and K43, and K44 and K4510Starbank Road and Trinity CrescentRealignment of kerbline between points K43 and K46, and K45 and K4710Trinity Crescent and Lower Granton RoadRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ510Lower Granton RoadRealignment of kerbline between points K48 and K49, and K50 and K5111Lower Granton RoadRealignment of kerbline between points K49 and K52, and K51 and K5312Lower Granton Road and West Harbour RoadRealignment of kerbline between points K52a and K54, and K53 and K5514West Granton AccessRealignment of kerbline between points K56 and K57, and K58 and K5915West Granton AccessRealignment of kerbline between points K60 and K6116Ferry RoadRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ922Haymarket YardsRealignment of road between points RL13 and RL10222Haymarket Yards to Haymarket Station car parkRealignment of road between points RL13 and RL1422Haymarket Yards and Haymarket TerraceRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ1022Haymarket Yards and Haymarket TerraceRealignment of kerblines between points K100 and K101, K102, and K103, and K104 and K10522 and 23Haymarket Terrace, Clifton Terrace, Haymarket, West Maitland Street, Grosvenor Street, Dalry Road, Torphichen Place, Torphichen Street and Morrison StreetRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ623Shandwick PlaceRealignment of kerbline between points K67 and K68, and K69 and K7023 and 24Shandwick Place, Rutland Street, Lothian Road, Princes Street and South Charlotte StreetRealignment of junction and revision of kerblines, shown generally as RJ724Princes StreetRealignment of kerbline between points K71 and K73, and K72 and K7425Princes StreetRealignment of kerbline between points K73 and K77, and K74 and K7625South St. David Street, St. Andrew Square (west) and North St. David StreetRealignment of kerbline between points K77 and K79, and K78 and K8025South St. Andrew Street, St. Andrew Square (east) and North St. Andrew StreetRealignment of kerbline between points K81 and K83, and K82 and K8425Queen Street and York PlaceRealignment of kerbline between points K75 and K1, and K84 and K3SCHEDULE 3Roads to be permanently stopped up(introduced by section 6)Part 1Roads to be permanently stopped up with a substitute providedSheet of Parliamentary plansRoad to be stopped upExtent of stopping upSubstitute(1)(2)(3)(4)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—7 and 8Accesses to properties on north side of Ocean DriveBetween points S21 and S22, S23 and S24, S25 and S26, and S27 and S28New access as part of Work No. 816 and 21Cycletrack along the former Roseburn railway lineBetween points S3 and S6, S5 and S4, S7 and S8, S7 and S45, and S8 and S45Work No. 1216Footbridge and footpath between Telford Drive and Easter Drylaw DriveBetween points S9 and S10Works No. 12 and 12A17Cycletrack from Telford Road to former railway lineBetween points S33 and S34Work No. 1221 and 22Cycletrack along the south side of Haymarket YardsBetween S101 and S102New section of cycletrack provided between RL100 and RL10122Car park access north of Rosebery HouseBetween points S19 and S20New access provided between RL13 and RL14 on Land No. 288, 289, 290 and 297aPart 2Roads to be stopped up to vehicular access and egress onlySheet of Parliamentary plansRoad to be stopped upExtent of stopping up (vehicular access and egress only)(1)(2)(3)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—5Access to courtyard behind 74-80 Constitution StreetBetween points VS1 and VS27Former Ocean DriveBetween points VS17 and VS1823North end of Canning StreetBetween VS3 and VS423South end of Stafford StreetBetween VS5 and VS624South end of Frederick StreetBetween VS7 and VS8Part 3Roads to be permanently stopped up with no substitute providedSheet of Parliamentary plansRoad to be stopped upExtent of stopping up(1)(2)(3)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—4 and 5Footpath to the west of Constitution StreetBetween S48 and S499 and 10Footpath to the north of Starbank RoadBetween S1 and S211Footpath to the north of Wardie SquareBetween S31 and S32SCHEDULE 4Roads to be temporarily stopped up(introduced by section 7)Sheet of Parliamentary plansRoad to be stopped upExtent of stopping up(1)(2)(3)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—5Vehicular access to 40 Constitution StreetBetween VS9 and VS105Vehicular access to 86 Constitution StreetBetween VS11 and VS125Vehicular access to 100 Constitution StreetBetween VS13 and VS145Vehicular access to rear of St. Mary's, Star of the Sea, Constitution StreetBetween VS15 and VS1611Access off Lower Granton Road to pierBetween S29 and S3017Groathill Road SouthBetween S11 and S1217Cycletrack from South Groathill Avenue to former railway lineBetween S35 and S3618Craigleith DriveBetween S13 and S1420Accesses to St. George’s SchoolBetween S37 and S3820Coltbridge Avenue/Coltbridge GardensBetween S39 and S4020Water of Leith walkwayBetween S41 and S4220Roseburn TerraceBetween S43 and S4421 and 22Cycletrack from Balbirnie Place to Haymarket YardsBetween S100 and S10222Turning head on Haymarket yardsBetween S103 and S10422Access to Verity House car parkBetween S105 and S10622Access to Rosebery HouseBetween S107 and S108SCHEDULE 5Level crossings(introduced by section 15) The following roads are to be crossed on the level:
SCHEDULE 6Acquisition of certain land(introduced by sections 1 and 23)Sheet of Parliamentary plansNumber of land shown on plansPurpose for which land may be acquired(1)(2)(3)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—415Working site, thereafter substation646 and 47Access to casino659a, 60a, 62a and 64aAccess for construction and maintenance6 and 2635, 36 and 37Working site, thereafter tram depot and substation12117, 118 and 119Substation12118a and 120dElectrical supply from substation to authorised works14143, 145, 146, 148 and 149Working site, thereafter substation16176, 177, 178, 184 and 185Public access to tramroad17189Substation18203Public access to tramroad19222, 224 and 227Public accesses to tramroad20257 and 258Landscaping and footpath21278, 279, 280 and 284Alternative access and road access to tramroad for maintenance22284, 284a, 288, 289, 290a and 297aAlternative access and road access to tramroad for maintenance2638Access to depotSCHEDULE 7Land of which temporary possession may be taken(introduced by section 26)Sheet of Parliamentary plansNumber of land shown on Parliamentary plansPurpose for which temporary possession may be takenAuthorised work(1)(2)(3)(4)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—28dRegulation of road levelsWork No.2416Working siteAll417Access to working siteAll5 and 632 and 33Access to working site and tram depotAll888a and 89aDemolition of existing structures to allow construction of authorised worksWork No. 816172 and 173Working siteAll18215a, 215b, 216a, 216b, 216c, 218a, 218b and 218cAir rights above land to allow construction of adjacent authorised worksWork No. 1220236 and 238Access to authorised works for construction and regulations of road surfacesWorks No. 12 and 12C20245 and 246Air rights above land to allow construction of adjacent authorised worksWork Nos. 12 and 12D20259 and 260Working site and landscapingAll21405 and 406Road access to tramroad to allow construction of authorised works and subsequent regulation of road levels and realignment of cycleway and footwayAll21 and 22407Road access to tramroad to allow construction of authorised works and subsequent regulation of road levelsAll22297Working site and access to tram road for maintenanceAll22411Road access to tramroad to allow construction of authorised works and subsequent regulation of road levelsAll22417, 422, 424Regulation of road levels and any associated retaining structures and landscapingAllSCHEDULE 8Permitted events on tram route(introduced by section 57) The Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade
SCHEDULE 9Provisions relating to statutory undertakers, etc.(introduced by sections 5, 6 and 72)Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc. on land acquired1(1)Subject to the provisions of this schedule, sections 224 to 227 of the 1997 Act (Power to extinguish rights of statutory undertakers, etc. and power of statutory undertakers, etc. to remove or re-site apparatus) shall apply in relation to any land which has been acquired under this Act, or which is held by the authorised undertaker and is appropriated or used (or about to be used) by it for the purposes of this Act or for purposes connected with this Act; and all such other provisions of that Act as apply for the purposes of those provisions (including sections 228 to 231, which contain provisions consequent on the extinguishment of any rights under sections 224 and 225, and sections 232(2) to (4), 233 and 235, which provide for the payment of compensation) shall have effect accordingly.
(a)a person authorised, by a licence to which section 9 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) applies, to run a public telecommunication system; or
(b)a person to whom the telecommunications code has been applied pursuant to section 10 of that Act; and
(a)authorised by any enactment to carry on an undertaking for the supply of water;
(b)gas transporters; or
(c)the holders of licences under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29),
Apparatus of statutory undertakers, etc. in stopped up roads2(1)Where a road is stopped up under section 6 (Permanent stopping up of roads) any statutory undertaker whose apparatus is under, in, upon, over, along or across the road shall have the same powers and rights in respect of that apparatus, subject to the provisions of this paragraph, as if this Act had not been passed.
Railway and navigation undertakings3(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the powers under section 5 (Power to execute road works) to break up or open a road shall not be exercisable where the road, not being a public road (within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54))—
SCHEDULE 10Listed buildings(introduced by section 73)Part 1Buildings to which listed building works may be carried outSheet of Parliamentary plansListed buildingsLimit of authorised alteration or demolition(1)(2)(3)In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—22Haymarket Terrace, Haymarket Inn (known as the Caledonian Ale House)Demolition22Heart of Midlothian War Memorial, HaymarketRepositioning of memorial22Haymarket Terrace, Haymarket Station Entrance and Office Block with Steps, Railings and LampDemolition of steps and removal of lamp20Roseburn Terrace, Former Railway BridgeWidening or other alteration to accommodate tram linePart 2Listed buildings to which equipment may not be attached without consent In the local government area of the City of Edinburgh—
8, 9, 10 Pier Place, Former St Andrew’s Free Church and Halls
69 and 71 Constitution Street, Former St John’s East Church (C of S)
5a-5c Kirkgate, St Mary’s (South Leith Parish) Church (C of S) with Graveyard, Walls, Gates and Railings
York Place, St Paul’s and St George’s (Scottish Episcopal) Church, including Lamp and Railings
St Mary’s RC Cathedral, Picardy Place
St George’s West Church, Shandwick Place
5b York Place, Former St George’s Chapel (Episcopal) including railings and lamps