116.— Section 15 of the Saint Stephen’s Green (Dublin) Act 1877 does not apply—

(a) to anything done for the purposes of surveys and inspections under section 36 of the Act of 2001,

(b) to any railway works (within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 2001) carried out on or under Saint Stephen’s Green pursuant to a railway order under section 43 (inserted by section 49 of the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006) of the Act of 2001, or

(c) to restrict the operation of a railway, light railway or metro (within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 2001) on or under Saint Stephen’s Green.