London Regional Transport Act 1984 (repealed)

Section 40(12).

SCHEDULE 3F6 U.K. The London Regional Passengers’ Committee

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F6 Act repealed (prosp.) by 1999 c. 29, ss. 423, 425(2), Sch. 34 Pt. II (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1))

The chairmanF6 E+W

1 E+W If the Secretary of State so determines, there shall be paid to the chairman of the Committee such remuneration as the Secretary of State may determine.

2 E+W If the Secretary of State so determines in the case of a person who has been remunerated under paragraph 1 above, a pension shall be paid to or in respect of that person, or payments towards the provision of a pension to or in respect of that person shall be made, in accordance with the determination.

3 E+W If a person in receipt of remuneration under paragraph 1 above as chairman ceases to hold that office, and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right that that person should receive compensation, he shall be paid by way of compensation a sum of such amount as the Secretary of State may determine.

Administration, personnel, etc.F6 E+W

4 E+W The Committee may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State as to numbers, appoint such officers as appear to the Committee to be requisite for the performance of their functions.

5 (1) The Secretary of State shall provide the Committee with funds with which to pay— E+W

(a) to their members, such travelling and other allowances as the Secretary of State may determine; and

(b) to their officers, such remuneration and such travelling and other allowances as the Committee may with the approval of the Secretary of State determine.

(2) The Secretary of State shall provide the Committee with funds with which to defray such other expenses in connection with the Committee’s functions as the Secretary of State may determine to be appropriate.

[F1 (3) The Committee shall prepare and send to the Secretary of State not less than two months, or such other period as the Secretary of State may specify, before the beginning of each financial year a statement of the expenses which they expect to incur in respect of that year for the purposes of, or in connection with, the carrying on of their functions.

(4) The Secretary of State shall consider any statement sent to him under sub-paragraph (3) above and shall either approve the statement or approve it with such modifications as he considers appropriate.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 para. 5(3)(4) added (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch. 12 para. 22(1); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.

6 E+W The Secretary of State, may make arrangements for the Committee to be provided with office accommodation.

7 (1) There shall be paid such pensions, or arrangements shall be made for the payment of such pensions, as the Secretary of State may determine to or in respect of such persons who are or have been officers of the Committee as the Secretary of State may determine. E+W

(2) The Secretary of State shall provide the Committee with funds with which to pay any such pension or to finance any such arrangements.

Constitution and procedureF6 E+W

8 (1) The persons appointed to be members of the Committee shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their respective appointments and shall, on ceasing to be members of the Committee, be eligible for re-appointment. E+W

(2) Any person so appointed may at any time by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign his office.

9 (1) The Committee shall meet— E+W

(a) at least twice a year; and

(b) whenever convened by the chairman.

(2) Without prejudice to the discretion of the chairman to call a meeting whenever he thinks fit, he shall call a meeting when required to do so by any three members of the Committee.

(3) Minutes shall be kept of the proceedings of every meeting of the Committee [F2 ; and copies of those minutes shall be sent to the Secretary of State, the Rail Regulator and the Central Rail Users’ Consultative Committee.]

(4) Subject to the preceding provisions of this paragraph [F3 and the provisions of paragraph 11A below], the Committee shall determine their own procedure (including the quorum at meetings of the Committee).

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 9(3) added (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch. 12 para. 22(2); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.

F3 Words in Sch. 3 para. 9(4) inserted (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch. 12 para. 22(3); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.

10 E+W The Committee may delegate the exercise and performance of any of their functions to such sub-committees of the Committee as they think fit.

11 E+W The validity of any proceedings of the Committee shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst the members or by any defects in the appointment of a member.

[F4 Admission of public to meetingsF6 E+W

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 3 para. 11A and cross heading inserted (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch. 12 para. 22(3); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.

F5 11A (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public. E+W

(2) The public shall be excluded during any item of business where—

(a) it is likely, were members of the public to be present during that item, that information furnished in confidence to the Committee by the Rail Regulator or the Franchising Director would be disclosed in breach of the obligation of confidence;

(b) the Committee have resolved that, by reason of the confidential nature of the item or for other special reasons stated in the resolution, it is desirable in the public interest that the public be excluded; or

(c) it is likely, were members of the public to be present during that item, that there would be disclosed to them—

(i) any matter which relates to the affairs of an individual, or

(ii) any matter which relates specifically to the affairs of a particular body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate,

where public disclosure of that matter would or might, in the opinion of the committee, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual or body.

(3) The Committee shall give such notice—

(a) of any meeting of the Committee which is open to the public, and

(b) of the business to be taken at that meeting (other than items during which the public is to be excluded),

as they consider appropriate for the purpose of bringing the meeting to the attention of interested members of the public.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. 3 para. 11A inserted (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch. 12 para. 22(3); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.

Amendment of other ActsF6 U.K.

12 E+W In section 14(1) of the M1 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, after the words “Transport Users’ Consultative Committees” there shall be inserted the words “the London Regional Passengers’ Committee”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1970 c. 44.

13 U.K. In Part III of Schedule 1 to the M2 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, there shall be inserted at the appropriate place in alphabetical order—

“Chairman in receipt of remuneration of the London Regional Passengers’ Committee”.

Marginal Citations

M2 1975 c. 24.

SupplementaryF6 E+W

14 E+W The consent of the Treasury shall be required for any determination or approval by the Secretary of State under this Schedule.

15 E+W Any payment to be made under paragraphs 1 to 3 above shall be made by the Secretary of State.