I1C2C3 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)
Enforcement by F8the Office of Rail and Road and the F7Authority
Words in s. 55 cross-heading substituted (16.10.2015) by virtue of The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), Sch. para. 1
Words in the heading before section 55 substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 215, Sch. 16 para. 35(5); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II) (which S.I. was amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 2(2))
C1C457 Validity and effect of F1section 55 orders.
1
If the relevant operator to whom a final or provisional order relates is aggrieved by the order and desires to question its validity on the ground—
a
that its making or confirmation was not within the powers of section 55 above, or
b
that any of the requirements of section 56 above have not been complied with in relation to it,
he may, within 42 days from the date of service on him of a copy of the order, make an application to the court under this section.
2
On any such application the court, if satisfied that the making or confirmation of the order was not within those powers or that the interests of the relevant operator have been substantially prejudiced by a failure to comply with those requirements—
a
may quash the order or any provision of the order; F2. . .
F3b
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F42A
If such an application is made in relation to a provision of an order requiring the payment of a sum in the event of a contravention and the sum would be payable before the time when the application is determined, it need not be paid until that time.
2B
Where such an application is so made the court, if satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2) above, may (instead of quashing the order or the provision of the order) make provision under either or both of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2C) below.
2C
The provision referred to in subsection (2B) above is—
a
provision substituting for the sum, or provision for determining a sum, specified in the order such lesser sum, or such other provision for determining a sum, as the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances of the case; and
b
provision substituting for the date by which the sum is to be paid specified in or determined in accordance with the order such later date as the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances of the case.
2D
Where the court substitutes a lesser sum, or different provision for determining a sum, it may require the payment of interest on the new sum at such rate, and from such date, as it determines; and where it specifies as the date by which the sum is to be paid a date before the determination of the application it may require the payment of interest on the sum from that date at such rate as it determines.
3
Except as provided by this section, the validity of a final or provisional order shall not be questioned by any legal proceedings whatever.
4
The obligation to comply with a final or provisional order shall be a duty owed to any person who may be affected by a contravention of the order.
5
Where a duty is owed by virtue of subsection (4) above to any person, any breach of the duty which causes that person to sustain loss or damage shall be actionable at the suit or instance of that person.
6
In any proceedings brought against a relevant operator in pursuance of subsection (5) above, it shall be a defence for him to prove that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid contravening the order.
7
Without prejudice to any right which any person may have by virtue of subsection (5) above to bring civil proceedings in respect of any contravention or apprehended contravention of a final or provisional order, compliance with any such order shall be enforceable by civil proceedings by the appropriate F5authority for an injunction or for interdict or for any other appropriate relief or remedy.
8
Where a relevant operator to whom a final or provisional order relates has made an application pursuant to subsection (1) above questioning the validity of that order, the making of that application shall not affect—
a
his obligation to comply with the order, or
b
the right which any person may have to bring civil proceedings against him in pursuance of subsection (5) or (7) above.
9
In this section and F6sections 57F and 58 below “the court” means the High Court in relation to England and Wales and the Court of Session in relation to Scotland.
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)