The Railway Closures (Exclusion) (Scotland) Order 2017
S.S.I. 2017/280 · Made 5 September 2017
Transport
Railways
Made 5th September 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th September 2017
Coming into force 17th October 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38(1)(c) of the Railways Act 2005f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Exclusion from application of section 30 of the Railways Act 2005
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Railway Closures (Exclusion) (Scotland) Order 2017 and comes into force on 17th October 2017.
2Exclusion from application of section 30 of the Railways Act 2005
The station at Forres is excluded from the application of section 30 of the Railways Act 2005.
Signature
HUMZA YOUSAF
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th September 2017
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 30 of the Railways Act 2005 provides for a closure procedure where there is a proposal by a funding authority to close a station. Section 38 of that Act enables the exclusion of stations from that procedure and article 2 of this Order excludes the station at Forres, in the local government area of Moray, from the procedure. The station at Forres is being relocated as part of the Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvement Project.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.