Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

Long titleAn Act to provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of a railway between St. Pancras, in London, and the Channel Tunnel portal at Castle Hill, Folkestone, in Kent, together with associated works, and of works which can be carried out in conjunction therewith; to make provision about related works; to provide for the improvement of the A2 at Cobham, in Kent, and of the M2 between junctions 1 and 4, together with associated works; to make provision with respect to compensation in relation to the acquisition of blighted land; and for connected purposes.

Citation1996 c. 61

Territorial extentUnited Kingdom

Royal assent18 December 1996

Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of a railway between St. Pancras, in London, and the Channel Tunnel portal at Castle Hill, Folkestone, in Kent, together with associated works, and of works which can be carried out in conjunction therewith; to make provision about related works; to provide for the improvement of the A2 at Cobham, in Kent, and of the M2 between junctions 1 and 4, together with associated works; to make provision with respect to compensation in relation to the acquisition of blighted land; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1996 c. 61
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	18 December 1996
Commencement	18 December 1996[b]
Other legislation
Amended by	Railways Act 2005 Policing and Crime Act 2017 Digital Economy Act 2017
Relates to	Port of London Act 1968 Channel Tunnel Act 1987
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 (c. 61) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made legal provision for the construction, maintenance and operation of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link between St Pancras railway station and the entrance to the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone which is now known as High Speed 1 (HS1) although officially under the legislation it is still the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL).