Part I The Provision of Railway Services

Other functions of the Office of Rail and Road

68 Investigatory functions.

(1)

Subject to subsection (2) below, it shall be the duty of F1the Office of Rail and Road to investigate any alleged or apprehended contravention of—

(a)

a condition of a licence F2. . . , F3. . .

F4(b)

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if the alleged or apprehended contravention is the subject of a representation (other than one appearing to him to be frivolous or vexatious) made to F5it by or on behalf of a person who appears to F1the Office of Rail and Road to have an interest in the matter.

(2)

F1The Office of Rail and Road may, if F5it thinks fit, require F6the F7Passengers’ Council to investigate and report to F5it on any matter falling within subsection (1) above which relates to—

(a)

the provision of services for the carriage of passengers by railway, or

(b)

the provision of station services,

and which it would otherwise have been F8its duty to investigate.