http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1993/43

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/84/2010-02-25

Railways Act 1993

An Act to provide for the appointment and functions of a Rail Regulator and a Director of Passenger Rail Franchising and of users’ consultative committees for the railway industry and for certain ferry services; to make new provision with respect to the provision of railway services and the persons by whom they are to be provided or who are to secure their provision; to make provision for and in connection with the grant and acquisition of rights over, and the disposal or other transfer and vesting of, any property, rights or liabilities by means of which railway services are, or are to be, provided; to amend the functions of the British Railways Board; to make provision with respect to the safety of railways and the protection of railway employees and members of the public from personal injury and other risks arising from the construction or operation of railways; to make further provision with respect to transport police; to make provision with respect to certain railway pension schemes; to make provision for and in connection with the payment of grants and subsidies in connection with railways and in connection with the provision of facilities for freight haulage by inland waterway; to make provision in relation to tramways and other guided transport systems; and for connected purposes.

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2010-02-25

Railways Act 1993

s. 13B(7)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 18(5)

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

s. 15C(5)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 19(5)

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

s. 67(11)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 29

para. 10

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

s. 145(3)(qu)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 20(a)

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

s. 145(3)(w)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 20(b)

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

Sch. 4A

para. 10A(7)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 22(5)

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

Sch. 4A

para. 15(5)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 23(5)

s. 339(1)

Railways Act 1993

s. 16(2)(aa)

The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)

reg. 23

reg. 1(1)

C1Part II Re-organisation of the Railways

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Pt. II (ss. 84-116) excluded (retrospective to 5.11.1993) by 1994 c. 9, s. 252, Sch. 24 para. 4(1)

Pt. II (ss. 84-116) excluded (retrospective to 11.1.1994) by 1994 c. 9, s. 252, Sch. 24 para. 8(4)

Pt. II (ss. 84-116) excluded (retrospective to 5.11.1993) by 1994 c. 9, s. 252, Sch. 24 para. 17(2) (with s. 252(2))

New companies, transfer schemes and disposals

84 Powers of the Board to form companies.

1

The Board shall have power to form, or take part in forming, companies—

a

for the purposes of the Board’s business;

b

for the purpose of facilitating the disposal of—

i

the whole or any part of the undertaking, or any property, rights or liabilities, of the Board or of any wholly owned subsidiary of the Board; or

ii

without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above, any securities of any subsidiary of the Board;

c

for the purpose of facilitating the performance by the Franchising Director of his functions under sections 23 to 36 above;

d

for such other purposes as may be specified by the Secretary of State in a direction to the Board.

2

The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Board, direct the Board to exercise any power conferred by paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (1) above; and, if he so directs, he may also give the Board directions with respect to—

a

the nature and objects of the company which is to be formed;

b

the manner in which, and time within which, it is to be formed.

3

The Board shall not exercise any power conferred by subsection (1) above, except—

a

in the case of the power conferred by paragraph (a), with the consent of, or pursuant to a direction given under subsection (2) above by, the Secretary of State; or

b

in any other case, pursuant to such a direction.

4

Each of the powers conferred on the Board by this section—

a

is in addition to, and not in derogation from, any other powers of the Board; and

b

relates only to the capacity of the Board as a statutory corporation;

and nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the disregard by the Board of any enactment or rule of law.