
1 
This Order may be cited as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Qualifying Authorities) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998.
2 
The Medway Towns District Council, being a relevant local authority which is not a qualifying authority and in respect of which a change of circumstances since the relevant date has significantly affected the way in which it carries out its functions, shall be a qualifying authority for the purposes of Schedule 6 to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Glenda Jackson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
10th June 1998