122 Statutory authority as a defence to actions in nuisance etc
Railways Act 1993 (1993 c 43) | Legislation

Statutory authority

122  Statutory authority as a defence to actions in nuisance etc

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section—

(a)     any person shall have authority—

(i)     to use, or to cause or permit any agent or independent contractor of his to use, rolling stock on any track, or

(ii)     to use, or to cause or permit any agent or independent contractor of his to use, any land comprised in a network, station or light maintenance depot for or in connection with the provision of network services, station services or light maintenance services, and

(b)     any person who is the owner or occupier of any land shall have authority to authorise, consent to or acquiesce in—

(i)     the use by another of rolling stock on any track comprised in that land, or

(ii)     the use by another of that land for or in connection with the provision of network services, station services or light maintenance services,

if

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