http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/785/body/madeThe Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Charging Framework and Transfer of Economic Regulation Functions) Order 2015enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-09-01RAILWAYSThis Order gives effect to a bi-national regulation (“the new bi-national regulation”) of the Intergovernmental Commission on the Channel Tunnel (IGC), and revokes the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 2005 (“the 2005 Order”). The new bi-national regulation transfers the economic regulation of the Tunnel from the IGC to the national regulator of the United Kingdom and France, namely the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) in the case of the United Kingdom and the Autorité de régulation des activités ferroviaires (ARAF) in the case of France. It makes provisions consequential to that transfer, concerning, in particular:the transfer to the domestic regulators of the information currently held by the IGC pursuant to its economic regulation functions;cooperation and coordination between the domestic regulators, in accordance with Article 57 of Directive 2012/34/EU (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 32);the preservation of the general supervisory role of the IGC;its relationship with the domestic regulators;savings concerning the jurisdiction of the adjudicating authorities which, before the transfer, had competence to deal with the judicial review of IGC decision with respect to economic regulation;revocation of the IGC bi-national regulation of 2009, which implemented Directives 91/440/EEC (OJ No. L 237, 24.8.1991, p. 25) and 2001/14/EC (OJ No. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29); implementation of the relevant EU legislation will no longer be found in an IGC bi-national regulation, except in the respect set out in the second indent above, and in the paragraph below.
Citation and commencement1.(1)

This Order may be cited as the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Charging Framework and Transfer of Economic Regulation Functions) Order 2015.

(2)

This Order comes into force on the date when the IGC regulation comes into force, as provided for in Article 8 of that regulation.

(3)

The Secretary of State for Transport must give notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes of the date provided for in paragraph (2).

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

”the 2005 Order” means the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/3207, amended by S.I. 2008/2366 and 2009/2081. All those instruments are revoked by this Order.

;

“the 2005 Regulations” means the Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3049, amended by S.I. 2009/1122 and 2011/1043 and by the 2015 Regulations.

;

“the 2015 Regulations” means the Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

S.I. No 2015/786.

;

“the IGC regulation” means the regulation of the Intergovernmental Commission of 23rd March 2015 transferring economic rail regulation competence from the Intergovernmental Commission to the national regulatory bodies, setting out principles for cooperation between them and establishing a charging framework for the Channel Fixed Link; and

Intergovernmental Commission” means the Commission established pursuant to Article 10 of the Treaty

“Treaty” is defined in section 1(4) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.

.

Application of the IGC regulation3.

The IGC regulation, the text of which is set out in the Schedule, has effect.

Revocation4.

The 2005 Order, the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/2366.

and the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/2081.

are revoked.

Supplemental provisions and savings5.(1)

This article is subject to Article 5 of the IGC regulation.

(2)

In any case where the 2005 Regulations, as amended by the 2015 Regulations, make provision equivalent to that made under or by virtue of the 2005 Order before its revocation by this Order, then—

(a)

in so far as anything done by any person under or by virtue of the 2005 Order could have been done by that person under such provisions of the 2005 Regulations as so amended, it is to have effect as if so done; and

(b)

in so far as anything that is in the process of being done by any person under or by virtue of the 2005 Order, immediately before its revocation, could continue to be done by that person under such provisions of the 2005 Regulations as so amended, it may continue to be so done.

(3)

Anything done or in the process of being done by the Intergovernmental Commission under or by virtue of the 2005 Order is to be treated as done or in the process of being done by the Office of Rail Regulation

The Office of Rail Regulation was established by section 15 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20).

.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

KramerMinister of StateDepartment for Transport24th March 2015
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<abbr title="the Commission established pursuant to Article 10 of the Treaty">Intergovernmental Commission</abbr>
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<abbr title="Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3207)">2005 Order</abbr>
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