Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024

Railways Act 1993

3 (1) Section 24 (exemption of passenger services from section 23(1)) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in the opening words, for “A franchise” substitute “An”;

(b) in the words after paragraph (b), for “a franchise” substitute “an”.

(3) In each of subsections (3A) and (3B), for “a franchise” substitute “an”.

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a) in the opening words, for “a franchise” substitute “an”;

(b) in each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) omit “franchise”.

(5) In subsection (5) omit “franchise”.

(6) In subsection (6)—

(a) for “a franchise” substitute “an”;

(b) omit “franchise” in the second place it occurs.

(7) In subsection (7)—

(a) for the definition of “condition” substitute—

• ““condition”, in relation to an exemption, means any condition subject to compliance with which the exemption was granted;”;

(b) in the definition of “relevant person”, omit “franchise” in both places.

(8) In subsection (8)—

(a) for “a franchise exemption” substitute “an exemption granted under this section”;

(b) omit “franchise” in the second and third place it occurs.

(9) In subsection (9)—

(a) for “a franchise” substitute “an”;

(b) omit “franchise” in the second place it occurs.

(10) In subsection (10) omit “franchise”.

(11) In subsection (11), for “a franchise exemption” substitute “an exemption under this section”.

(12) In subsection (12), for “Franchise exemptions” substitute “An exemption under this section”.

(13) Omit subsection (13).

(14) An order made under section 24 of the Railways Act 1993 before this paragraph comes into force is to be treated as having been made under that section as amended by this paragraph.