SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4A Review of access charges by the Office of Rail Regulation

F1Scope of review

1A

(1)

Where the Office of Rail Regulation undertakes such a review, it must, at the same time, review the conditions of every linked licence both—

(a)

in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraph 1(a) and (b); and

(b)

in relation to the matters about which that Office is provided with information under paragraph 1D.

(2)

A review by that Office of both—

(a)

the terms of an access agreement as to the matters mentioned in paragraph 1(a) and (b), and

(b)

the conditions of a linked licence,

is referred to in this Schedule as an access charges review.

(3)

An access charges review must include a consideration of—

(a)

the time at which the next access charges review is to be undertaken in relation to both the access agreement in question and every linked licence; and

(b)

the circumstances in which it would be appropriate to undertake such a review before that time.

(4)

In this Schedule “linked licence”, in relation to an access agreement, means a licence of which the holder is—

(a)

the facility owner, or installation owner, who is a party to the agreement; or

(b)

a person other than that owner who has an estate or interest in the railway facility or network installation to which the agreement relates or who has a right over it.