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(1)

Section 24 (exemption of passenger services from section 23(1))f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

After subsection (3A) insert—

“(3B)

Before granting a franchise exemption in respect of a Welsh service, the Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers.”

(3)

After subsection (12A) insert—

“(12B)

A statutory instrument containing an order under this section made by the Welsh Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.”

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Footnotes

f1

Section 24 was amended by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), Schedule 2, paragraph 3; the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), Schedule 1, paragraph 14 and Schedule 13, Part 1; and the Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/1682), Schedule 1, paragraph 1(hh).