Humber Bridge (Debts) Act 1996

The Humber Bridge (Debts) Act 1996 (c. 1) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^[1] The purpose of the act was to give power to the Secretary of State for Transport to write off debts payable to the British Government by the Humber Bridge Board, operators of the Humber Bridge. The act was necessary as the board had accumulated debts of £439 million by 1997. The act allowed the Secretary of State to pass orders to reorganise the board's debts, and write off sufficient amount of debt to allow the board to continue to maintain the Humber Bridge, a vital transport link for Humberside. This reduced the amount of debt to £333 million soon afterwards and resulted in calls for all tolls across the bridge to be abolished.^[2]

Humber Bridge (Debts) Act 1996

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to confer power on the Secretary of State to provide that sums payable to him by the Humber Bridge Board shall not be so payable.
Citation	1996 c. 1
Territorial extent	England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	29 February 1996
Commencement	29 February 1996
Other legislation
Relates to	Humber Bridge Act 1971
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Orders

• Humber Bridge (Debts) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1797)
• Humber Bridge (Debts) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1828)
• Humber Bridge (Debts) Order 2011 (SI 2011/1718)
• Humber Bridge (Debts) Order 2012 (SI 2012/716)