Commentary on provisions of the Act Further high speed rail works Section 52: Works in Scotland for Phase One purposes
Section 52 gives the Scottish Ministers an order-making power, enabling them to approve works required in Scotland for Phase One purposes. This is to allow for works which may be necessary to accommodate high speed train services travelling at normal speed from the West Midlands to Scotland. Given the early design stage of the project, such works have not yet been identified, but they might potentially include lengthening a station platform to accommodate longer trains or extending depots.
	Subsection (2) makes provision for the procedures to be followed when making orders under section 52, with particular reference to the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 and secondary legislation made under that Act.
	Subsection (3) enables references to these provisions to be read as including any amendments made to them.
	Subsections (4) and (5) enable Scottish Ministers to modify legislation relating to the carrying out of works in Scotland for Phase One purposes without the legislative restrictions that would otherwise apply to the Scottish Ministers bringing forward legislation in the Scottish Parliament.