Introductory text

The Secretary of State makes the following Order exercising the powers conferred by paragraphs 4 and 12 of Schedule 11 to the Railways Act 1993 ^f1.

In accordance with paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 11, the trustees of the occupational pension schemes which are, or are to be, the transferor schemes and the transferee scheme have consented to the making of this Order.

In accordance with paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 11 to the Railways Act 1993 the Secretary of State has laid before each House of Parliament a copy of the comments on this Order which have been made in writing to him by the trustees of the transferor schemes and the transferee scheme and which those trustees have designated as comments which they wish him to consider as comments on this Order and which have been received by him before the expiration of the consultation period.