There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Railways Act 2005, Paragraph 14.
14(1)Section 24 of the 1993 Act (franchise exemptions granted by the Secretary of State) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsections (1) to (5) and (9), for “Secretary of State”, wherever occurring, substitute “ appropriate designating authority ”.
(3)In subsection (3)(a) and (b), for “he” in each place substitute “ the appropriate designating authority ”.
(4)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)Before granting a franchise exemption in respect of a cross-border service, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.”
(5)In subsection (4), for “he”, in both places, substitute “ it ”.
(6)In subsection (6), for “is not complied with, the Secretary of State” substitute “ granted by the appropriate designating authority is not complied with, it ”.
(7)In subsection (9), for “him”, in each place, substitute “ it ”.
(8)After subsection (12) insert—
“(12A)A statutory instrument containing an order under this section by the Scottish Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 16.10.2005 by S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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