| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for a railway transport system running from Maidenhead, in the County of Berkshire, and Heathrow Airport, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, through central London to Shenfield, in the County of Essex, and Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Greenwich; and for connected purposes |
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| Citation | 2008 c. 18 |
| Introduced by | Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 July 2008 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 |
Status: Current legislation | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that authorises the construction of the Crossrail railway from Maidenhead and Heathrow Airport to Shenfield and Abbey Wood. The legislation was introduced by the then Secretary of State for Transport Douglas Alexander and received royal assent on 22 July 2008.[2] The Crossrail bill was introduced on 22 February 2005 and was carried over between sessions of Parliament on three occasions.[3] Although public Bills generally pass through Parliament in a single session, this was a Hybrid Bill, which has the characteristics of both public and private bills and is subject to scrutiny in the same way as both a public and private bill, and generally takes longer to be considered. The last such hybrid bill introduced led to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 58 of this Act.
- ^ Lords Hansard Royal Assent Statement
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