Railways Act 2005

58 General interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “the 1993 Act” means the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43);

• “the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38);

• “contravention” includes a failure to comply and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;

• “Wales-only service” and “Welsh service” have the meanings given by section 57.

(2) An expression which is given a meaning by any provision of the 1993 Act for the purpose either of that Act or of Part 1 of it has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act or (as the case may be) that Part.

(3) In this Act a reference to a Passenger Transport Authority, to a Passenger Transport Executive or to a passenger transport area is a reference to the authority, executive or area which is such an Authority, Executive or area for the purposes of Part 2 of the Transport Act 1968 (c. 73).

(4) For the purposes of this Act a company is wholly owned by a person at any time when it has no members other than one or more persons falling within the following paragraphs—

(a) that person;

(b) a company which is wholly owned by that person;

(c) a person acting on behalf of that person or of such a company.

(5) For the purposes of this Act a company is jointly owned by two or more persons (“the relevant persons”) at any time when (without being wholly owned by a person) it has no members other than two or more persons falling within the following paragraphs—

(a) the relevant persons;

(b) a company which is jointly owned by two or more of the relevant persons or which is wholly owned by one of them;

(c) a person acting on behalf of one or more of the relevant persons or of such a company.