Introductory text

England and Wales

Transport

Made 19th February 2013

Laid before Parliament 21st February 2013

Coming into force 1st April 2013

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7(1), (2), and (9), 16B(1), (2), (3) and (5), 20(1), (2) and (8), 24(1), (2) and (8), 143(3) and 151(5) of the Railways Act 1993^f1, and sections 25(7) and 38(1) of the Railways Act 2005^f2 makes the following Order.

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 Regulation^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1993 c.43. Section 7(1) was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.38) (in these footnotes “the 2000 Act”), Schedule 17 (paragraphs 1 and 2), the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20) (in these footnotes “the 2003 Act”), Schedule 2 (paragraphs 1 and 3) and the Railways Act 2005 (c.20) (in these footnotes “the 2005 Act”), Schedule 1 (paragraph 1(1)) and Schedule 13 (Part 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) and the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 (paragraph 11(4)). Section 20(1) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedule 27 (paragraphs 17 and 23(1) and (2)) and the 2003 Act, Schedule 2 (paragraphs 1 and 3). Section 20(2) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedules 27 (paragraphs 17 and 23(1), (3)) and 31 (Part IV). Section 24(1) and (2) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 (paragraph 14(1), (2)). Section 143 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. “special procedure excluded service” and “the national authority” are defined for the purposes of section 38(1) in section 25(7) of the 2005 Act.
f3: The Office of Rail Regulation was established by section 15 of the 2003 Act.