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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to the closures guidance which is required to be published by the Secretary of State and by the Secretary of State jointly with the National Assembly for Wales.

The closures guidance relates to the following proposals:

(a)

proposals to discontinue any service or services in England only or in Wales only;

(b)

proposals to discontinue any service or services part of which are in England and part of which are in Wales;

(c)

proposals to discontinue a network or part of a network that is wholly in England or wholly in Wales;

(d)

proposals to discontinue a network or part of a network part of which is in England and part of which is in Wales; and

(e)

proposals to discontinue the use or operation of any station or part of a station in England or Wales.

A copy of the closures guidance may be obtained from The Stationery Office Limited (mail, telephone, fax and e-mail orders only) PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN (telephone orders 0870 600 5522, fax orders 0870 600 5533, e-mail [email protected], textphone 0870 240 3701, internet http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop) and from The Stationery Office bookshops or can be downloaded free of charge from the Department for Transport website at: www.dft.gov.uk.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the private sector.