London Passenger Transport Act 1933

35 Representations by local authorities as to services or facilities of amalgamated railway companies.

(1) A local authority may at any time apply to the rates tribunal with respect to the withdrawal or reduction, or the proposed withdrawal or reduction, of any suburban passenger service or any facility provided by any of the amalgamated railway companies in connection with its suburban passenger services or with respect to the need for the provision by any of those companies of new or improved suburban passenger services or facilities in connection therewith affecting the area of the authority.

(2) Where any such application is made, the rates tribunal may, if and so far as they think proper, by order require any of the amalgamated railway companies to restore, or prohibit the withdrawal or reduction of the services in question or permit the withdrawal or reduction of, such services subject to such conditions (including the provision of alternative facilities) as they may prescribe, or require any of the amalgamated railway companies to provide new or improved passenger services or facilities as the case may be :

Provided that the rates tribunal shall not make any order under this section which would be likely to affect prejudicially the financial position of the amalgamated railway companies or any of them or which would necessitate the raising of additional capital by any of those companies save with the consent of the company concerned, or which would necessitate an application by any of those companies to Parliament for additional powers.

(3) Subject as hereinafter provided, any of the amalgamated railway companies affected by an order of the rates tribunal made under this section may at any time apply to the tribunal to amend, alter or revoke that order and upon any such application the tribunal, after hearing any local authority desiring to be heard, being a local authority whose area is affected by the order, and upon being satisfied that, since the date upon which the order was made, there has been such a material change of circumstances as to justify a revision of the order, may, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, make such amendments or alterations in the order as they think fit, or may revoke the order:

Provided that no application shall be made by any of the amalgamated railway companies under this section until the expiration of a period of twelve months from the date upon which the order was made, unless the Minister certifies that since that date there has been such a material change of circumstances as to justify a reconsideration of the order.