The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 (c. 61) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
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).
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Hansard
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records of Parliamentary debate relating to the Act
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1996
Act 1996
1996 in rail transport
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