Railways Act 1993

18 (1) Section 40 of that Act shall have effect with the following amendments.

(2) Without prejudice to the continuing validity of appointments made before the coming into force of this sub-paragraph, for subsection (2) (appointment of chairman and members by the Secretary of State) there shall be substituted—

“(2) The Committee shall consist of—

(a) a chairman, appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Rail Regulator; and

(b) such other members (not exceeding thirty) as the Secretary of State may appoint after consultation with the Rail Regulator and the chairman.”

(3) In subsection (4), there shall be omitted—

(a) the words “Subject to subsection (6) below,”; and

(b) paragraph (c) (which confers functions with respect to matters affecting the services and facilities provided by the Board or any subsidiary of theirs) and the word “or” immediately preceding it.

(4) In subsection (5)—

(a) in paragraph (b) (which provides that a matter falls to be considered by the committee if it has been referred to it by certain persons or bodies), for the words “by London Regional Transport or by the Railways Board” there shall be substituted the words “or by London Regional Transport”; and

(b) the words following paragraph (c) (which relate to services provided by the Board or its subsidiaries) shall be omitted.

(5) Subsection (6) (which precludes the committee from considering charges for services and questions relating to the discontinuance or reduction of railway services) shall be omitted.

(6) In subsection (7), paragraph (b) (which requires copies of the committee’s minutes, requirements and recommendations in the case of certain matters affecting the Board to be sent to the Board) shall be omitted.

(7) In subsection (8) (power of the Secretary of State to give directions to certain bodies) the words “or (as the case may require) to the Railways Board” shall be omitted.

(8) In subsection (9) (requirement for certain bodies and persons to give notice of certain decisions to the committee) the words “the Railways Board” shall be omitted.

(9) In subsection (10) (committee to make annual report to the Secretary of State), after the words “Secretary of State” where first occurring there shall be inserted the words “and the Rail Regulator”.

(10) In subsection (11) (certain companies not to be treated as subsidiaries of certain bodies), the words “or the Railways Board” shall be omitted.