1The Railways Act 1993 shall be amended as follows.
2Section 1 and Schedule 1 (the Rail Regulator) shall cease to have effect.
3Subject to the following paragraphs of this Schedule, in the provisions specified in the following table—
(a)for “the Regulator” substitute “the Office of Rail Regulation”,
(b)for “he” and “him”, where they refer only to the Regulator, substitute “it”, and
(c)for “his”, where it refers to the Regulator, substitute “its”.
Section | Description | Section | Description |
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Section 4 | General duties | Section 22B | Applications for directions |
Section 6 | Unauthorised operators | Section 22C | Amendment: supplementary |
Section 7 | Exemptions | Section 24 | Exemption of passenger services |
Section 7A | Consumer protection conditions | Section 26 | Invitations to tender |
Section 8 | Licences | Section 43 | Closures: notification &c. |
Section 9 | Conditions of licences | Section 46 | Variation of closure conditions |
Section 11 | Assignment of licences | Section 46A | General determinations |
Section 12 | Modification by agreement | Section 46B | Notification of minor closures |
Section 13 | Modification references | Section 55 | Orders for ensuring compliance |
Section 14 | Reports on references | Section 56 | Procedural requirements |
Section 15 | Modification following report | Section 57A | Penalties |
Section 15A | Power to veto modification | Section 57B | Statement of policy |
Section 15B | Modification by Commission | Section 57C | Procedural requirements for penalties |
Section 15C | Supplementary | Section 67 | Respective functions |
Section 16 | Modification by order | Section 68 | Investigatory functions |
Section 16A | Provision &c. of facilities | Section 69 | General functions |
Section 16B | Exemption | Section 71 | Publication of information |
Section 16C | Applications for directions | Section 72 | Keeping of register: Regulator |
Section 16D | Procedure | Section 73 | Keeping of register: Authority |
Section 16E | Decisions: adequate reward | Section 74 | Reports: Regulator |
Section 16F | Decisions: other provisions | Section 75 | Reports: Authority |
Section 16G | Directions | Section 76 | Rail Passengers' Council |
Section 16H | Code of Practice | Section 77 | Rail Passengers' Committees |
Section 16I | Supplementary | Section 79 | Annual reports |
Section 17 | Access agreements: directions | Section 95 | Transfer schemes: power to require information |
Section 18 | Access agreements: approval | Section 118 | National emergency |
Section 19 | Access agreements: use of installations | Section 145 | Disclosure of information |
Section 19A | Review of access charges | Schedule 2 | Rail Passengers' Committees |
Section 20 | Exemption | Schedule 3 | Rail Passengers' Council |
Section 21 | Model clauses | Schedule 4 | Access agreements |
Section 22 | Amendment | Schedule 4A | Review of access charges |
Section 22A | Directions to amend | | |
4In section 7 (exemptions from section 6)—
(a)in subsection (3)(b) for “it” substitute “the exemption”, and
(b)in subsection (8) after “he” insert “or it”.
5In section 8(4)(a) and (b) (licences) after “he” insert “or it”.
6In section 9(3)(f) (conditions of licences) after “he” and “him” insert “or it”.
7In section 15(4A) (modification following report)—
(a)omit “he or”, and
(b)in paragraphs (a) and (b) omit “it proposes to”.
8In section 15C(3) (sections 15A and 15B: supplementary)—
(a)after “shall” insert “each”, and
(b)in each place, omit “his or”.
9In section 20(3)(b) (exemption of railway facilities from sections 17, 18 and 22A) for “it” substitute “the exemption”.
10In section 21(5) (model clauses for access contracts)—
(a)after “any” insert “of its”, and
(b) omit “of his”.
11In section 55(5ZA)(a) (orders for securing compliance) for the second “it” substitute “the Authority”.
12In section 57A(5)(a) (penalties) for the second “it” substitute “the Authority”.
13In section 57B (statement of policy)—
(a)in subsection (3) omit “or his”, and
(b)in subsection (4)(a) omit “his or”.
14In section 74 (reports)—
(a)in subsection (1) for “after the end of the first relevant financial year and of each subsequent financial year,” substitute “after the end of each financial year,”, and
(b)in subsection (8) omit the definition of “first relevant financial year”.
15In section 76(5A) (matters referred to the Authority by the Rail Passengers' Council) for “him” substitute “the Office of Rail Regulation”.
16In section 77(4A) (matters referred to the Authority by a Rail Passengers' Committee) for “him” substitute “the Office of Rail Regulation”.
17In section 151(1) (general interpretation) omit the definition of “the Regulator”.
18In Part I of Schedule 6 (railway administration orders) for “the Rail Regulator” substitute “the Office of Rail Regulation”.