Transport Act 2000

239 Operator’s duty to continue

(1) In section 37 of the [1993 c. 43.] Railways Act 1993 (closures of non-franchised passenger services)—

(a) in subsections (1) and (3)(b), for “will” substitute “proposes to”, and

(b) in subsection (6), for the words following the paragraphs substitute “and the service operator shall not discontinue the services to which the proposed closure relates before the end of the interim period.”

(2) In section 39(7) of that Act (closures of operational passenger networks), for the words following the paragraphs substitute “and the operator shall not discontinue the operation of the network, or the part of the network, to which the proposed closure relates before the end of the interim period.”

(3) In section 41(6) of that Act (closures of railway facilities used in connection with passenger services), for the words following the paragraphs substitute “and the operator shall not terminate the use of the relevant facility, or the part of the relevant facility, to which the proposed closure relates before the end of the interim period.”

(4) In section 55(10) of that Act (enforcement), in the definition of “relevant condition or requirement”, in paragraph (c)(i), for the words after “under” substitute “section 37(1) or (6), 39(1) or (7) or 41(1) or (6) above not to discontinue a railway passenger service or the operation of the whole or part of a network or not to terminate the use of the whole or part of a station or light maintenance depot; and”.