Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)

Part I U.K. The Provision of Railway Services

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. I (ss. 1-83) modified (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 21(6)

C2 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)

Commencement Information

I1 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)

F1 Directions to provide, improve or develop railway facilities E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 16A cross-heading inserted (15.10.2005) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 223, 275; S.I. 2005/2862, art. 3

F2 16C Making of applications for directions. E+W+S

(1) An application for a direction under section 16A above must be made to [F3 the Office of Rail Regulation] in writing.

(2) The application must—

(a) specify the person to whom the direction would be given;

(b) state what it would require him to do; and

(c) give the applicant’s reasons for considering that person to be an appropriate person to do what the direction would require him to do.

(3) The applicant may at any time vary what the direction would require that person to do by giving to [F3 the Office of Rail Regulation] notice in writing of the variation; but if the applicant is a person other than the [F4 appropriate facilities authority] such a notice may only be given with the consent of the Authority.

(4) The application or notice of a variation may be accompanied by any written representations which the applicant wishes to make in relation to the direction.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 16C inserted (15.10.2005) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 223, 275(1); S.I. 2005/2862, art. 3

F3 S. 16C: words in prospectively inserted section substituted (5.7.2004) by virtue of Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 120, {Sch. 2 para. 3(a) Table}; S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)

F4 Words in s. 16C(3) substituted (16.10.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), ss. 1, 60, Sch. 1 para. 11(1): S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1