The council of a London borough and the Common Council shall each have power to enter into and carry out agreements with
[F1(a)the Railways Board,
(b)the Franchising Director, or
(c)any person who is the holder of a passenger licence, a network licence or a station licence, within the meaning of Part I of the Railways Act 1993,] with respect to the provision or retention and financing of public passenger transport services and facilities which would not be available apart from any such agreement.
Textual Amendments
F159(a)-(c) substituted for "the Railways Board" (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 150(1)(o), 152(1), Sch. 12 para.20; S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F2Act repealed (prosp.) by 1999 c. 29, ss. 423, 425(2), Sch. 34 Pt. II (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1))