Explanatory note

This Order provides for the grant of exemption from the franchising provisions in section 23 of the Railways Act 1993 to concessionaires of Transport for London or of Transport for London’s subsidiaries. This exemption relates to any railway passenger service which a concessionaire operates on a route specified in the Schedule.

An impact assessment has not been produced, because no impact on the costs of business, the public sector, third sector organisations, regulators or consumers is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.