Regulation 3 Scope

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), these Regulations apply to national and international public passenger transport services by rail, other track-based modes and road.

These Regulations do not apply to—

For the purposes of this regulation—

• “heritage passenger transport services” means transport services which are operated primarily for their historical interest or for the purposes of tourism;

• “works concession contract” means a contract in writing for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of works to a competent authority where—

  1. (a)

     at least part of the consideration for that supply is a right for the supplier to exploit the works, and

  2. (b)

     under the contract the public service operator is exposed to a real operating risk.

This regulation does not apply for the purposes of regulation 28 and Schedule 3.