2(1)Any application for directions must be made in writing to [F1the Office of Rail Regulation] and must—E+W+S
(a)contain particulars of the required rights;
(b)specify the terms which the applicant proposes should be contained in the required access contract; and
(c)include any representations which the applicant wishes to make with regard to the required rights or the terms to be contained in the required access contract.
(2)The applicant may, by giving notice in writing to [F1the Office of Rail Regulation] , withdraw or suspend the application at any time.
(3)In this paragraph “the required rights” means the permission to use the railway facility in question which it is sought to obtain by virtue of the application for directions.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 substituted (5.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 120, {Sch. 2 para. 3(a) Table}; S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)