# Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996, Section 21: Duties as to exercise of regulatory functions.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Office of Rail and Road shall have an overriding duty to exercise its regulatory functions in such a manner as not to impede the performance of any development agreement.
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(6) In this section—
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references to the Office of Rail and Road’s regulatory functions are to the functions assigned or transferred to it under or by virtue of Part I of the Railways Act 1993 other than any functions assigned to it by virtue of section 67(3) of that Act (“Competition Act functions”).
(7) The Office of Rail and Road may, when exercising any Competition Act function, have regard to any matter to which it would have regard if—
(a) it were under the duty imposed by subsection (1) ... above in relation to that function; and
(b) the matter is one to which the Competition and Markets Authority could have regard if it were exercising that function.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/61/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/channel-tunnel-rail-link-act-1996/section-21
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