SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 U.K. Transfers to SRA from [F1 the Office of Rail and Road]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 17 heading substituted (E.W.S.) (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(p)(v)

Part II E+W+S Other functions

Code for protection of disabled rail users E+W+S

28 (1) After section 71A insert— E+W+S

“71B Code of practice for protection of interests of rail users who are disabled.

(1) The Authority shall—

(a) prepare and from time to time revise, and

(b) publish and otherwise promote the adoption and implementation of,

a code of practice for protecting the interests of users of railway passenger services or station services who are disabled

(2) In preparing or revising the code of practice, the Authority shall consult the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee established under section 125 of the M1 Transport Act 1985.”

(2) Omit section 70 (existing obligation of Regulator in relation to code).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch 17 Pt. II wholly in force at 1.2.2001, see s. 275(1) and S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to the transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 67.