# The Consumer Rights (Rail Passenger Service Exemption, Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the Act” means the Consumer Rights Act 2015;
“European rail operator licence” means a licence granted pursuant to—
(a) a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing—
(i) Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, or
(ii) Chapter III of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast), or
(b) any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose;
“railway” has the meaning given by section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992;
“railway undertaking” means any undertaking, the principal business of which is to provide services for the transport of goods or passengers by railway; and
“relevant railway passenger service” means any service for the carriage of passengers operated by a railway undertaking pursuant to a European rail operator licence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111148112/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-consumer-rights-rail-passenger-service-exemption-enforcement-and-amendments-order-2016/article-2
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