Railways Act 1993

2[F1Passengers’ Committees].E+W+S

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(2)The [F3Strategic Rail Authority (in this Act referred to as “the Authority")] shall establish a number of committees, not exceeding nine at any one time, to be known as Rail [F1Passengers’ Committees].

(3)There shall be one [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee] for Scotland, and one for Wales.

(4)In addition to the [F1Rail Passengers’ Committees] established under subsection (2) above, the [F4London Transport Users Committee] shall be treated as the [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee] for the Greater London area for all purposes of this Part other than—

(a)subsections (2) and (3) above and subsections (6) to (8) below;

(b)section 79 below; and

(c)Schedule 2 to this Act;

and references in this Part to a [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee] shall be construed accordingly.

(5)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) above—

(a)each [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee] shall be appointed for such area as the [F5Authority] may from time to time assign to it; and

(b)the [F5Authority] shall so assign areas to [Rail Passengers’ Committees]as to secure that every place in Great Britain forms part of the area of a [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee], and that no place forms part of the area of two or more [F1Rail Passengers’ Committees].

(6)Each [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee] established under subsection (2) above [F6, except [F1the Rail Passengers’ Committee] established for Scotland in accordance with subsection (3) above;] shall consist of—

(a)a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with the [F5Authority]; and

(b)such other members, being not less than ten nor more than twenty in number, as the [F5Authority] may from time to time appoint, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the chairman.

[F7(6A)The [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee]] for Scotland shall consist of–

(a)a Chairman appointed by the Scottish Ministers after consultation with the [F5Authority]; and

(b)such other members, being not less than ten nor more than twenty in number, as the [F5Authority] may from time to time appoint, after consultation with the Scottish Ministers and the chairman.

(7)The chairman and other members of a [F1Rail Passengers’ Committee] established under subsection (2) above shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instruments appointing them and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for re-appointment.

(8)The provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect with respect to each of the [F1Rail Passengers’ Committees] established under subsection (2) above.

(9)Unless the Secretary of State, after consultation with the [F5Authority], otherwise directs, “the Greater London area” means, for the purposes of this section, the area for which, [F8immediately before the coming into force of section 252(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (which substitutes the London Transport Users’ Committee for the London Regional Passengers’ Committee in subsection (4) above) the London Regional Passengers’ Committee was the consultative committee under subsection (4) above.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 2(2)-(6)(6A)(7)(8) and sidenote substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 227, Sch. 22 Pt. I para. 2; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

F3Words in s. 2(2) substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 216, Sch. 17 para. 18(2); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

F4Words in s. 2(4) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 252(1) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 3, Sch. Pt. 3

F5Words in s. 2(5)(6)(6A)(9) substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 216, Sch. 17 para. 18(3); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

F6Words in s. 2(6) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1747, arts. 1, 3 Sch. 22 Pt. II para. 2(2)(a); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3