# The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018, Paragraph 48


(1) Section 31 (proposal to discontinue operation of secured station) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (9)(b) after “the Secretary of State” insert “, subject to subsection (10)”.
(3) After subsection (9) insert—
“(10) The Welsh Ministers, rather than the Secretary of State, are “the national authority” in relation to a proposal relating to a station, or part of a station, that—
(a) is wholly in Wales, and
(b) is, when the proposal is made, a station to which subsection (11) applies or part of such a station.
(11) This subsection applies to a station at which the only scheduled calls made by any railway passenger service are those made by a railway passenger service provided under a Welsh franchise agreement or secured to any extent by the Welsh Ministers.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111165935/schedule/paragraph/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welsh-ministers-transfer-of-functions-railways-order-2018/schedule/paragraph-48
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