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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/38",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-2000",
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  "heading": "Railways",
  "text": "Reference\nShort title or title\nExtent of repeal or revocation\n12, 13 & 14 Geo.6 c. xxix.\nBritish Transport Commission Act 1949.\nIn section 53(1), in its application to Scotland, in the definition of “the Boards”, the words “the British Railways Board”.\n10 & 11 Eliz.2 c. 46.\nTransport Act 1962.\nIn section 1, in subsection (1), the words “the British Railways Board (in this Act referred to as the “Railways Board”);” and subsection (3).\nSections 3 to 4A.\nIn section 12(1), the words “, other than the Railways Board,”.\nIn section 13, subsection (1A) and subsections (9) to (12).\nIn section 14(4), the words “, except the Railways Board,”.\nIn section 18(6), the words “the Railways Board and”.\nIn section 19(6), the words “the Railways Board and”.\nSection 21A.\nSection 22.\nIn section 27, in subsections (2) and (7), the words “(other than the Railways Board)” and, in subsection (8), the words “(other than the Railways Board)” and the words “or section 3 of the Transport Act 1982”.\nIn section 31, subsection (2) and, in subsection (6), the words “the Railways Board,”.\nSection 32(6).\nIn section 52(2), the words “, as those subsections apply to the Boards”.\nIn section 54(1), the words “the Railways Board or” (in both places) and the words “, as the case may be,”.\nIn section 65, in subsection (1), in the definition of “the appropriate Board”, paragraph (b) and, in subsection (4), paragraph (b) and the words “the Railways Board or”.\nSection 67.\nIn the First Schedule, in paragraph 3, the words from “Railways” to “other”.\nIn the Sixth Schedule, paragraph 1(5).\nIn the Seventh Schedule, paragraphs 23 and 24.\n10 & 11 Eliz.2 c. xlii.\nBritish Transport Commission Act 1962.\nSection 43(1).\n1964 c. 40.\nHarbours Act 1964.\nIn section 30(1)(b), the words “, the British Railways Board or”.\nIn section 36(a), the words “, the British Railways Board or”.\nIn section 57(1), in the definition of “the Boards”, the words “the British Railways Board and”.\n1966 c. 28.\nDocks and Harbours Act 1966.\nSection 47.\n1967 c. 13.\nParliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.\nIn Schedule 2, the entries relating to—\nthe Central Rail Users’ Consultative Committee,\nthe Director of Passenger Rail Franchising,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Eastern England, the Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Eastern England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Western England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Scotland,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Southern England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for the Midlands,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Wales, and\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Western England.\n1968 c. 73.\nTransport Act 1968.\nSection 38.\nSection 42.\nIn section 44(1)(b)(iv), the words “the Railways Board or”.\nIn section 49(4), the words “the Railways Board and”, the word “each”, paragraph (a), in paragraph (b), the words “in the case of the Waterways Board”, the words “will be so connected by rail or so situated in relation to a railway line or, as the case may be,” and the words “the rail services of the Railways Board can be directly used or, as the case may be,”.\nIn section 50(1), the words “3(3)(e), 9(2)(c) or”, the words “Railways Board, and”, the word “each” and the words from “; and the said” to the end.\nIn section 56(2B), the definition of “the Franchising Director”.\nIn section 135(1)(b), the words “the Railways Board or”.\nIn section 137(8), the words “the Railways Board,”.\nIn section 159(1), in the definition of “the Boards”, the words “the British Railways Board,”.\n1969 c. 48.\nPost Office Act 1969.\nIn section 20(1)(c), the words “the British Railways Board and” and the word “other”.\n1972 c. 15.\nTransport (Grants) Act 1972.\nThe whole Act.\n1974 c. 48.\nRailways Act 1974.\nThe whole Act.\n1975 c. 24.\nHouse of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.\nIn Schedule 1—\nin Part II, the entry relating to the British Railways Board, and\nin Part III, the entries relating to the Chairman of the Central Rail Users’ Consultative Committee appointed under section 3 of the Railways Act 1993, the Chairman in receipt of remuneration of the London Transport Users’ Committee, the Chairman of a rail users’ consultative committee appointed under section 2 of that Act and the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising.\n1975 c. 25.\nNorthern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.\nIn Schedule 1, in Part II, the entry relating to the British Railways Board.\n1978 c. 55.\nTransport Act 1978.\nSection 15(6) and (7).\nIn section 21, the words “the British Railways Board and”.\nIn section 24(2), the definition of “BR”.\n1980 c. 34.\nTransport Act 1980.\nIn Schedule 6, paragraph 10.\n1981 c. 56.\nTransport Act 1981.\nIn Schedule 3, in paragraph 31(4), the words “the British Railways Board,”.\nIn Schedule 4, paragraph 1(3).\n1982 c. 6.\nTransport (Finance) Act 1982.\nThe whole Act.\n1983 c. 44.\nNational Audit Act 1983.\nIn Part I of Schedule 4, the entry relating to the British Railways Board.\n1985 c. 67.\nTransport Act 1985.\nSections 118 to 124.\nIn Schedule 7, paragraph 6.\n1987 c. 53.\nChannel Tunnel Act 1987.\nSection 22.\nSection 39.\nSection 40.\nIn section 41—\nin subsection (1), the words from “as it applies” to the end,\nin subsection (2), the words “or the Railways Board or any subsidiary of theirs”, and\nsubsection (4).\nSection 42.\nIn Schedule 6, in paragraph 6, the words “or the Railways Board”.\n1991 c. 63.\nBritish Railways Board (Finance) Act 1991.\nThe whole Act.\n1991 c. vii.\nHeathrow Express Railway Act 1991.\nIn section 41(2), the words “or the Board” and the words “and the Board”.\n1992 c. 42.\nTransport and Works Act 1992.\nSection 20(3)(a).\n1993 c. 43.\nRailways Act 1993.\nIn section 1—\nin subsection (1), paragraph (b) and the word “and” before it and the words “, or (as the case may be) the Franchising Director,”,\nin subsection (2), the words “or the Franchising Director”, the words “to either of those offices” and the words “(or for appointment to the other of them)”,\nin subsections (3) and (4), the words “or the Franchising Director”,\nsubsection (5),\nin subsection (6), the words “and the Franchising Director”, and\nin the sidenote, the words “and the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising”.\nIn section 4, in subsection (2) the words “the Secretary of State or, as the case may be,” and, in subsection (9), the definition of “through ticket”.\nSection 5.\nSection 7(10).\nSection 8(10).\nSection 11(3).\nIn section 13(7), the words “the Secretary of State and”.\nIn section 15(1), the words following paragraph (d).\nSection 17(11).\nIn section 18, in subsection (1), the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a) and subsection (11).\nIn section 19, in subsection (3), the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a) and subsection (13).\nIn section 20, in subsection (2), the words following paragraph (b) and subsections (9) and (12).\nSection 22(6).\nSection 25(3) to (9).\nSection 27(14) and (15).\nIn section 29— in subsection (1), paragraph (b) and the preceding “or”, and\nsubsections (6) and (7).\nSection 32.\nSection 33.\nIn section 34—\nin subsection (1), the words “as eligible for provision under a franchise agreement”,\nin subsection (12), the words “as eligible for provision under franchise agreements”,\nin subsection (14), the words “, or is empowered to secure the operation of any additional railway assets,”, in paragraph (a)(ii), the words “of the” and “in question”, in paragraph (b)(ii), the words “of the” and “in question” and paragraph (c) and the word “but” before it,\nin subsection (16), the words “pursuant to his power under that section”, and\nsubsection (23).\nIn section 35(1), the words “as eligible for provision under a franchise agreement”.\nIn section 37—\nin subsection (9), in the definition of “minor closure”, the words “, in the opinion of the Regulator,”,\nin subsection (10), the words “or 44(2)”, and\nsubsection (11).\nSection 38(9).\nIn section 39—\nin subsection (10), in the definition of “minor closure” the words “, in the opinion of the Regulator,” (in both places) and the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a), in subsection (11), the words “or 44(2)” and the words “in pursuance of his power under section 30 above”, and\nsubsection (12).\nSection 40(9).\nIn section 41—\nin subsection (9), in the definition of “minor closure”, the words “, in the opinion of the Regulator,” (in both places),\nin subsection (10), the words “or 44(2)” and the words “in pursuance of his power under section 30 above”, and\nsubsection (11).\nSection 42(8).\nIn section 43, subsection (11) and, in subsection (12), the words following paragraph (d).\nSection 44.\nIn section 46, in subsection (1), the words from “, other than” to the end and subsection (3).\nSection 50(1)(b).\nSections 51 to 53.\nIn section 54(3), in the definition of “franchising functions”, in paragraph (a), the words “, 52 and 53(3)”.\nIn section 55—\nsubsection (5)(b) and (c),\nin subsection (5A), the words “in relation to a licence holder or person under closure restrictions”,\nin subsection (10), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “the appropriate officer”, the words “or a person under closure restrictions,”, and subsection (12).\nIn section 57(2), paragraph (b) and the word “or” before it.\nIn section 68(1), paragraph (b) and the word “or” before it.\nSection 70.\nSection 72(2)(c).\nSection 73(2)(c) and (8).\nIn section 74(2), paragraph (b) and paragraph (d) and the word “and” before it.\nIn section 75(4), the definition of “first relevant financial year” and the word “and” before it.\nIn section 76(9), the words from “and in this” to the end.\nIn section 77, in subsection (8), the words “, after consultation with the Regulator,” and, in subsection (11), the words from “and in this” to the end.\nSection 78(1) to (4), (6) and (7).\nIn section 79(4), the definition of “committee”.\nSection 80(6).\nIn section 83(1)—\nthe definitions of “the Central Committee” and “consultative committee”, and\nin the definition of “closure consent”, the words “or 44”.\nSections 84 to 116.\nIn section 118—\nin subsection (5), the words “given to him” and the words “relating to him”,\nin subsection (11), the words “or II”, and\nsubsection (12).\nSections 126 to 129.\nIn section 133(1), the words “continue to”.\nIn section 135—\nsubsection (5),\nin subsection (6), the words from “and subsections (2) and (3)” to the end,\nin subsection (8), paragraph (b) and the word “and” before it,\nin subsection (9)(b), the words “or in agreements or other arrangements under section 51 or 52 above”, and\nsubsections (10) and (11).\nSection 137.\nSection 139.\nSection 141.\nIn section 144(1), the words from “and, without” to “member of the subsidiary;” and the words “33 or”.\nSection 150, in subsection (1), paragraphs (d) and (n) and subsection (4).\nIn section 151(1), the definitions of “the Franchising Director” and “transfer scheme”.\nSection 152(2).\nIn Schedule 1—\nthe words “or the Franchising Director” (in each place),\nthe words “and the Franchising Director” (in each place, including the heading),\nparagraph 1(4),\nin paragraph 2(1), the word “each” and the words “, or (as the case may be) the Franchising Director,”,\nin the heading before paragraph 3, the words “,the Franchising Director” and the word “their”,\nin paragraph 4, the word “each”,\nin paragraph 5, the words “or, as the case may be, the Franchising Director” (in both places),\nin paragraph 6, the word “each” and the words “, the Franchising Director” (in both places),\nparagraph 7(a), and\nparagraph 8(a).\nIn Schedule 2—\nparagraph 1,\nin paragraph 2, the words “, with the approval of the Treasury,”,\nparagraph 3,\nin paragraph 7(1), the words “, with the approval of the Regulator”,\nin paragraph 8(1), the word “, 3”, and\nparagraphs 9 and 10.\nIn Schedule 3—\nparagraph 1,\nin paragraph 2, the words “, with the approval of the Treasury,”,\nparagraph 3,\nin paragraph 7(1), the words “, with the approval of the Regulator”,\nin paragraph 8(1), the word “, 3”, and\nparagraph 9.\nIn Schedule 4, paragraph 7.\nIn Schedule 7, in paragraph 2(7), the words “on him” and, in paragraph 7, sub-paragraph (3) and, in sub-paragraph (4), the words “(except those specified in sub-paragraph (3) above)”.\nSchedule 8.\nSchedule 9.\nIn Schedule 11—\nin paragraph 1(4), the words “or II”,\nin paragraph 10(6)(b), the words “of the Board” (in both places), and\nin paragraph 11(10), in the definition of “relevant employer”, the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and, in paragraph (c), the words “, other than a company which is wholly owned by the Franchising Director”.\nIn Schedule 12, paragraphs 5, 6(2) to (5), (6)(a) and (7) and 32.\nSchedule 13.\nS.I. 1994/1432.\nRailway Pensions (Protection and Designation of Schemes) Order 1994.\nIn article 9(2), the words “, except to the extent specified in paragraph (3),” and the word “relevant” (in both places).\nArticle 13.\nArticle 14.\nS.I. 1994/1649.\nRailways Act 1993 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1994.\nThe whole order.\n1996 c. 18.\nEmployment Rights Act 1996.\nIn Schedule 1, paragraph 60(2).\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n1998 c. 41.\nCompetition Act 1998.\nIn Schedule 10, paragraph 15(7)(a).\n1999 c. 29.\nGreater London Authority Act 1999.\nSection 175(4).\nIn section 199(1), the words “, notwithstanding anything in subsection (10) of that section” and the words “, notwithstanding anything in subsection (9) of that section”.\nSection 235(6).\nIn section 240(8), the definition of “the Franchising Director”.\nIn Schedule 18, paragraph 17.\nIn Schedule 19, paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5(5) and (6).\nS.I. 1999/277.\nParliamentary Commissioner Order 1999.\nIn Article 2, the entries relating to—\nthe Central Rail Users’ Consultative Committee,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Eastern England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Eastern England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for North Western England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Scotland,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Southern England,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for the Midlands,\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Wales, and\nthe Rail Users’ Consultative Committee for Western England.\nS.I. 1999/1750.\nScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999.\nIn Schedule 2, in the entry relating to the Railways Act 1993, paragraphs (b) and (c).\n2000 c. 36.\nFreedom of Information Act 2000.\nIn Schedule 1, in Part VI, the entry relating to the British Railways Board.",
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      "text": "Sch. 31 entry repealed (21.11.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), s. 60(2), Sch. 13 Pt. 1 (with s. 14(4)(5), Sch. 11 para. 11(2)); S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 31 not in force at Royal Assent see. S. 275(1)(2); Sch. 31 Pt. IV in force (15.1.2001 for specified purposes) by S.I. 2000/3376, art. 2; Sch. 31 Pt. IV in force at 1.2.2001 for specified purposes by S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to the transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 31 Pt. IV in force at 15.10.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/2862, art. 3"
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