27Demolition, &c., of unlawful works

27 Demolition, &c., of unlawful works

(1)  If a person carries out works on the rail network without lawful authority, the responsible Rail Infrastructure Manager may –

(a) demolish the unlawful works, dispose of any materials from the unlawful works and carry out such remediation works as it thinks fit; and

(b) recover its costs of so doing as a debt due to that Rail Infrastructure Manager from that person; and

(c) retain, if applicable, any proceeds of disposal.

(2)  No action lies against the responsible Rail Infrastructure Manager for demolishing or disposing of the material from the unlawful works.

| Note: For a part of the rail network that does not for the time being have a Rail Infrastructure Manager, section 8(5) applies to the operation of this section. |