
PART I
1 
This Order may be cited as the River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) (Variation) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 11th December 2001.
2 

(1) In this Order—
 “the Principal Order” means the River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) Order 1999;
 “the substituted plans” means the Works Plan and the Footpath Plan being the plans certified by the Secretary of State under those names as the substituted plans for the purposes of this Order;
 “the substituted sections” means the sections certified by the Secretary of State as the substituted sections for the purposes of this Order.
(2) Except as provided by the terms of this Order any expression used in the Principal Order shall have the same meaning in this Order as in the Principal Order.
PART II
3 

(1) The Principal Order is amended in accordance with Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to this Order.
(2) The substituted plans and substituted sections are substituted for, respectively, the plans referred to in the Principal Order as the Works Plan and the Footpath Plan and the deposited sections certified under the names Upstream and Downstream Long Sections and Bridge Sections as deposited sections for the purposes of the Principal Order and all references in the Principal Order to the Works Plan and the Footpath Plan and the deposited sections so certified shall be construed as if reference were made in the Principal Order to the substituted plans and substituted sections.
PART III
4 
The undertaker shall, as soon as practicable after the making of this Order, submit copies of the substituted plans and the substituted sections to the Secretary of State for certification that they are true copies of, respectively, the substituted plans and the substituted sections referred to in this Order; and a document so certified shall be admissible in any proceedings as proof of the contents of the document of which it is a copy.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Ellis Harvey
Head of the Transport and Works Act Processing Unit,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
20th November 2001
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3
1 
In article 4 of the Principal Order (Power to deviate) for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—“
(b) deviate vertically from the levels shown for those works on the deposited sections—
(i) to any extent not exceeding 1 metre upwards;
(ii) to any such extent downwards as may be necessary or convenient but subject to the consent in writing of the Port Authority; and
(iii) in constructing the pylons and cable stays and other associated structures comprised in the scheduled works on the Middlesex Pier of the Charing Cross Railway Bridge and Victoria Embankment, to any extent not exceeding 2 metres upwards”.
2 
For Schedule 4 substitute the following—
SCHEDULE 4
Article 6
PART I

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area Street Extent of stopping up New street to be substituted
City of Westminster The existing Hungerford footbridge So much of the existing footbridge as is in the City of Westminster lying between Ordnance Survey reference points TQ30428035 and TQ30568027 So much of Work No. 1 in Schedule 1 as is in the City of Westminster
 Stairway adjacent to Embankment Station South of Charing Cross Railway Bridge Between Victoria Embankment and Ordnance Survey reference point TQ30428036 and Hungerford Footbridge at Ordnance Survey reference point TQ30428035 New stairway between the same points
London Borough of Lambeth The existing Hungerford footbridge So much of the existing Hungerford footbridge as is in the London Borough of Lambeth lying between Ordnance Survey reference points TQ30568027 and TQ30728021 So much of Work No. 1 in Schedule 1 as is in the London Borough of Lambeth
PART II
Note: The references in this Part of this Schedule to “Area” with a number shall be construed as references to land shown upon the deposited plan entitled “Footpath Plan” identified by that number.

(1) (2) (3)
Area Street to be affected Extent of stopping up
City of Westminster Embankment PlaceVictoria EmbankmentNorthumberland Avenue Area 101Areas 102, 103, 104, 105, 601, 602Areas 109, 603
London Borough of Lambeth Queen’s Walk Areas 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

SCHEDULE 2
Article 3
1 
After article 7 (Temporary stopping up of streets) of the Principal Order there shall be inserted—“
7A 

(1) The undertaker may alter the layout of any street specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 5A to this Order in the manner specified in relation to that street in column (3) of that Schedule.
(2) Without prejudice to the specific powers conferred by paragraph (1) above but subject to paragraph (3) below, the undertaker may for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or using the scheduled works alter the layout of the street in or adjacent to which the works are situated; and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the undertaker may—
(a) increase the width of the carriageway of the street by reducing the width of any kerb, footway, cycle track or verge within the street;
(b) alter the level of any such kerb, footway, cycle track or verge within the street;
(c) reduce the width of the carriageway of the street by increasing the width of any kerb, footway, cycle track or verge within the street; and
(d) reposition any works in the carriageway of the street which provide places of refuge for the protection of pedestrians crossing that carriageway or other structures within the street.
(3) The powers in paragraph (2) above shall not be exercised without the consent of the street authority, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.”
2 
After Schedule 5 of the Principal Order (Streets to be temporarily stopped up) there shall be inserted—“
SCHEDULE 5A
Article 7A

Note: The references in this Schedule to “Area” with a number shall be construed as references to the land shown upon the deposited plan entitled “Footpath Plan” identified by that number.

(1) (2) (3)
Area Street Subject to Alteration Description of Alteration
City of Westminster Victoria Embankment Realignment of the existing southbound kerb 500 millimetres west between a point 45 metres north of the northernmost extremity of Area 601 and a point 10 metres south of the southernmost extremity of Area 602
City of Westminster Northumberland Avenue Realignment of existing northern kerb 2 metres south and the existing central reserve between Embankment Place and Victoria Embankment
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