{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993/section-16H",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993/section-16H.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/43",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993",
  "path": "section/16H",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16H",
  "heading": "Code of practice.",
  "text": "(1) The Office of Rail and Road shall prepare, and from time to time revise, a code of practice supplementing sections 16A to 16G above and shall publish it in such manner as it considers appropriate.\n(2) The Office of Rail and Road shall have regard to the code of practice in the exercise of its functions under those sections.\n(3) The code of practice may (in particular)—\n(a) set out minimum periods to be specified in invitations to make representations;\n(b) include provision about requesting the provision of information prior to giving a direction under section 16D(7) above;\n(c) specify principles according to which directions to pay costs are to be given under section 16F(5) above; and\n(d) make provision about the consultation required by section 16G(3)(b) above.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 16H inserted (15.10.2005) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 223, 275(1); S.I. 2005/2862, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 16H substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(w)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 16H: words in prospectively inserted section substituted (5.7.2004) by virtue of Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 120, {Sch. 2 para. 3(b) Table}; S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 16H: words in prospectively inserted section substituted (5.7.2004) by virtue of Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 120, {Sch. 2 para. 3(c) Table}; S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/16H",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:34:47.841849+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}