# The Transport Act 2000 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/2862 · made 10 October 2005

This Order brings into force on 15th October 2005 section 223 of the Transport Act 2000 (“the Act”) which provides for the insertion into the Railways Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) of sections 16A to 16I, which permit the Office of Rail Regulation to direct certain persons to improve or develop existing railway facilities or create new ones.

Made under: Transport Act 2000 (Section 275)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000-commencement-no-11-order-2005/pdf/uksi_20052862_en.pdf

## Introductory text

PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT
Made 10th October 2005
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 275(1) of the Transport Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Transport Act 2000 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2005.

## 2 Citation and interpretation

In this Order, “the Act” means the Transport Act 2000.

## 3 Provisions coming into force on 15th October 2005

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 15th October 2005:
Section 223;
Section 274, in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 31 of the Act brought into force by this Order; and
The entry in Part 4 of Schedule 31 relating to section 129 of the Railways Act 1993.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Derek Twigg
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
10th October 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 15th October 2005 section 223 of the Transport Act 2000 (“the Act”) which provides for the insertion into the Railways Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) of sections 16A to 16I, which permit the Office of Rail Regulation to direct certain persons to improve or develop existing railway facilities or create new ones.
The Order also brings into force on the same date section 274 and Schedule 31 of the Act in so far as they repeal section 129 of the 1993 Act. Section 129 of the 1993 Act relates to the making of railway bye-laws. There are statutory provisions relating to the making of railway bye-laws in both the Transport Act 2000 (section 219 and Schedule 20) and the Railways Act 2005 (section 46 and Schedule 9). The Railways Act 2005 provides, in Part 1 of Schedule 13, for the repeal of the Transport Act 2000 provisions relating to the making of railway bye-laws.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000-commencement-no-11-order-2005
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