The Railtrack (Waverley Station) Order Confirmation Act 2000 (c. vi) is an act of the

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. The act allowed the rebuilding of parts of Waverley Station,

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by the exemption from or repeal of several 19th century laws.

Provisions

The provisions of the act include: * Confirming the Railtrack (Waverley Station) Order 2000 which in turn, made provisions for the rebuilding of Waverley Station, including the repeal of parts of the North British Railway (Stations Enlargement) Act 1851, the North British Railway (New Works) Act 1866 and the North British Railway Act 1894.

Timeline

The act had its

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in the

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on 16 May 2000 and its

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on 24 May 2000. It had its first reading in the

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on 7 June 2000 and was deemed to have been read a second time the same day. It was read a third time on the 13 June 2000 and achieved Royal Assent the next day.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Railtrack (Waverley Station) Order Confirmation Act 2000 United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2000