Introductory text

Transport

Made at 9.00 a.m. on 24th February 2020

Laid before Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 24th February 2020

Coming into force 16th March 2020

The Secretary of State, makes the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1), (2) and (9), 16B(1), (2), (3) and (5), 20(1), (2) and (8), 24(1), (2) and (8) of the Railways Act 1993^f1 and sections 25(7) and 38(1) of the Railways Act 2005^f2.

In accordance with sections 7(1), 16B(1) and 20(1) of the Railways Act 1993, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Office of Rail and Road^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1993 c. 43; section 7(1) was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) (“the 2000 Act”), Schedule 17 paragraphs 1 and 2, the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20) (“the 2003 Act”), Schedule 2 paragraphs 1 and 3, the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14) (“the 2005 Act”), Schedule 1 paragraph 1(1) and Schedule 13 (Part 1) and by S.I. 2015/1682, the Schedule, paragraph 1. Section 7(9) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 paragraph 1(2). Sections 16A to 16I were inserted by the 2000 Act, section 223 and section 16B(1) was amended by the 2003 Act, Schedule 2 paragraphs 1 and 3, the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 paragraph 11(4) and by S.I. 2015/1682, the Schedule, (paragraph 1). Section 20(1) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedule 27 paragraphs 17 and 23(1) and (2), the 2003 Act, Schedule 2 paragraphs 1 and 3 and by S.I. 2015/1682, the Schedule (paragraph 1). Section 20(2) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedules 27 paragraphs 17 and 23(1) and (3) and 31 (Part IV). Section 24(1) and (2) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 paragraph 14(1) and (2). Section 143(3) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 11 paragraphs 1 and 15. The “appropriate facilities authority” is defined, for the purposes of section 16B to G, in section 16A3A) (inserted by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 11(3)). A definition of “appropriate designating authority” was inserted into section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993, for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act, by Schedule 1, paragraph 13(4) of the 2005 Act.
f2: 2005 c. 14. “the national authority” is defined for the purposes of section 38(1) in section 38(2) of the 2005 Act.
f3: Sections 7(1), 16B1(1) and 20(1) were amended by S.I. 2015/1682 to give effect to the Office of Rail Regulation’s change of name to the Office of Rail and Road