I1C1C2 Part I The Provision of Railway Services
Pt. I (ss. 1-83) modified (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 21(6)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-83) applied (S.) (27.4.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Act 2006 (asp. 6), s.78 (with s.75)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-83) applied (S.) (8.5.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006 (asp. 7), s.79 (with ss.76, 84)
F5 Directions to provide, improve or develop railway facilities
S. 16A cross-heading inserted (15.10.2005) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 223, 275; S.I. 2005/2862, art. 3
F116A Provision, improvement and development of railway facilities.
1
F6The Office of Rail and Road may, on an application—
a
made by the F2appropriate facilities authority, or
b
made by any other person with the consent of the F2appropriate facilities authority,
give to the operator of a network, station or light maintenance depot a direction to provide a new railway facility if F6the Office of Rail and Road considers him to be an appropriate person to provide the new railway facility.
2
F6The Office of Rail and Road may, on an application—
a
made by the F2appropriate facilities authority, or
b
made by any other person with the consent of the F2appropriate facilities authority,
give to a person who has an estate or interest in, or right over, an existing railway facility a direction to improve or develop the railway facility if F6the Office of Rail and Road considers him to be an appropriate person to improve or develop the railway facility.
3
The F3consent of the appropriate facilities authority to the making by any other person of an application under subsection (1) or (2) above may be given subject to compliance with conditions (and may be withdrawn if any condition is not complied with before F6the Office of Rail and Road decides whether to give the direction).
F43A
In this section and sections 16B to 16G below “the appropriate facilities authority”—
a
in relation to facilities in Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers; and
b
in relation to any other facilities, means the Secretary of State.
Pt. I (ss. 1-83) applied (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 36(2) (inserting s. 10(1)(viiia) in 1968 c. 73); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5
Pt. I (ss. 1-83) applied (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 16(5)