Commentary on provisions of the Act Railway matters Section 44: Transfer of functions relating to works
Subsections (1), (2) and (3) provide that the Secretary of State may by order transfer the authority to carry out works on railway land where the land is also being transferred. This section is included in the Act because, during the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2, works may be required on or close to other railways where unrelated work, approved under other legislation, is also due to be carried out and will still be necessary.