Section 58 General interpretationI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In this Act—

“the 1993 Act” means the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43);
“the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38);
“contravention” includes a failure to comply and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;
“Wales-only service”F1, “Welsh component of a Welsh service” and “Welsh service” have the meanings given by section 57.

(2)

An expression which is given a meaning by any provision of the 1993 Act for the purpose either of that Act or of Part 1 of it has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act or (as the case may be) that Part.

(3)

In this Act a reference to F2an Integrated Transport Authority or a Passenger Transport Authority, to a Passenger Transport Executive or to F3an integrated transport area or a passenger transport area is a reference to the authority, executive or area which is such an Authority, Executive or area for the purposes of Part 2 of the Transport Act 1968 (c. 73).

(4)

For the purposes of this Act a company is wholly owned by a person at any time when it has no members other than one or more persons falling within the following paragraphs—

(a)

that person;

(b)

a company which is wholly owned by that person;

(c)

a person acting on behalf of that person or of such a company.

(5)

For the purposes of this Act a company is jointly owned by two or more persons (“the relevant persons”) at any time when (without being wholly owned by a person) it has no members other than two or more persons falling within the following paragraphs—

(a)

the relevant persons;

(b)

a company which is jointly owned by two or more of the relevant persons or which is wholly owned by one of them;

(c)

a person acting on behalf of one or more of the relevant persons or of such a company.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 58(1) inserted (13.6.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/631), art. 1(2)(b)(xvi), Sch. para. 64
F2: Words in s. 58(3) inserted (E.W.) (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 66(4)(a); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1
F3: Words in s. 58(3) inserted (E.W.) (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 66(4)(b); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1

Modifications

C1: S. 58(4)(5) applied (28.11.2024) by 1993 c. 43, s. 30C(2) (as inserted by Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 (c. 25), ss. 2(3), 5(2))

Commencement

I1: S. 58 in force at 8.6.2005 by S.I. 2005/1444, art. 2(1), Sch. 1