Explanatory note

This Order revokes the Orders referred to in the Schedule made under section 3 of the British Railways (Penalty Fares) Act 1989. The Orders referred to in the Schedule brought into force the provisions of that Act in respect of specified train services, enabling British Rail to charge penalty fares in respect of those train services.(New provisions relating to the charging of penalty fares by train operators are contained in the Railway (Penalty Fares) Regulations 1994 (S. I.1994/576) and rules made in conjunction with those Regulations by the Rail Regulator).