Prospective
Railways Act 2005E+W+S
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3. In the following provisions of the Railways Act 2005(), for a reference to the Office of Rail Regulation substitute a reference to the Office of Rail and Road—
(a)section 22(7)(b) and (9)(c) (proposal by service operator to discontinue non-franchised services);
(b)section 23 (proposal by funding authority to discontinue non-franchised services);
(c)section 24 (proposals to discontinue franchised or secured services);
(d)section 25(6) (proposal to discontinue excluded services);
(e)section 26 (proposal by operator to close passenger network);
(f)section 27 (proposal by funding authority to close passenger network);
(g)section 28 (proposal to discontinue operation of secured network);
(h)section 29 (proposal by operator to close station);
(i)section 30 (proposal by funding authority to close station);
(j)section 31 (proposal to discontinue operation of secured station);
(k)section 32 (references to the ORR);
(l)section 33() (closure requirements);
(m)section 34 (minor modifications);
(n)section 36(6) (designation of experimental passenger services);
(o)section 37(5) (discontinuance of experimental passenger services);
(p)section 45(3(b)(iii) (interpretation of Part 4);
(q)section 51 (ORR to assist and advise national authorities);
(r)paragraphs 10(2), 24(2) and 26(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (transfer and abolition of functions);
(s)the following provisions of Schedule 3 (transfer of safety functions)—
(i)paragraph 1(5)(a) (railway safety purposes),
(ii)paragraph 2() (ORR’s principal railway safety functions),
(iii)paragraphs 4() to 6 (reports and investigations),
(iv)paragraph 7() (ORR acting as agent of government departments and other public authorities),
(v)paragraph 8 (government departments and other public authorities acting as agent of ORR),
(vi)paragraph 10(1) and (2)() (co-operation with the HSC),
(vii)paragraph 11 (information powers corresponding to section 27 of the 1974 Act), and
(viii)paragraph 15 (interpretation);
(t)paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 (reviews by ORR of access charges and licence conditions: commencement of Schedule);
(u)paragraph 16(2)(a)() of Schedule 5 (admission of public to meetings); and
(v)paragraph 34(1) of Schedule 10 (taxation provisions: interpretation of Schedule).