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The Transport for London (Reserved Services) (Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2005

S.I. 2005/763 · Made 15 March 2005

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LONDON GOVERNMENT

TRANSPORT, ENGLAND

Made 15th March 2005

Laid before Parliament 17th March 2005

Coming into force 11th April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 207(5) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999f1 hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Exception
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Transport for London (Reserved Services)(Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

2Definitions

In this Order—

  • “Tramlink” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Croydon Tramlink Act 1994f1; and

  • “the Docklands Light Railway” means the railways authorised by—

    1. (i)

      the London Docklands Railway Act 1984f2,

    2. (ii)

      the London Docklands Railway Act 1985f3,

    3. (iii)

      the London Docklands Railway (City Extension) Act 1986f4,

    4. (iv)

      the London Regional Transport Act 1989f5,

    5. (v)

      the London Docklands Railway (Beckton) Act 1989f6,

    6. (vi)

      the London Docklands Railway Act 1991f7,

    7. (vii)

      the London Docklands Railway (Lewisham) Act 1993f8,

    8. (viii)

      the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002f9, and

    9. (ix)

      the Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004f10.

3Exception

The Secretary of State hereby excepts from section 207(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 all agreements under which an outside contractor is to provide, or secure the provision of, any reserved service in respect of Tramlink or the Docklands Light Railway.

4Revocation

The Transport for London (Reserved Services) (Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2000f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Tony Mc Nulty

Minister of State

Department for Transport

15th March 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order excepts all agreements in respect of Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway, under which station or train operating functions are provided by a person other than Transport for London or its subsidiaries, from the requirement that the Secretary of State’s consent be obtained before they are entered into or carried out. The Docklands Light Railway is now defined as including the City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal Extensions (in addition to the railways previously listed in the Transport for London (Reserved Services)(Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2000).

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