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(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.

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I1S. 58 in force at 8.6.2005 by S.I. 2005/1444, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

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