Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 21 cross-heading substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(l)(ii)
(1)The [F2Office of Rail and Road] shall have an overriding duty to exercise [F3its] regulatory functions in such a manner as not to impede the performance of any development agreement.
F4(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)In this section—
references to the [F2Office of Rail and Road]’s regulatory functions are to the functions assigned or transferred to [F6it] under or by virtue of Part I of the Railways Act 1993 [F7other than any functions assigned to [F6it] by virtue of section 67(3) of that Act (“Competition Act functions”).
(7)The [F2Office of Rail and Road] may, when exercising any Competition Act function, have regard to any matter to which [F6it] would have regard if—
(a)[F6 it ] were under the duty imposed by subsection (1) F8 ... above in relation to that function; and
(b)the matter is one to which [F9the Competition and Markets Authority] could have regard if [F10it] were exercising that function.]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 21 substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(l)(iii)
F3Words in s. 21 substituted (5.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), Sch. 2 para. 22(b); S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)
F4S. 21(2)-(5) repealed (22.7.2008) by Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 (c. 5), ss. 3(a), 6(2)
F5Words in s. 21(6) repealed (22.7.2008) by Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 (c. 5), ss. 3(b), 6(2)
F6Words in s. 21 substituted (5.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), Sch. 2 para. 22(a); S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)
F7Words in s. 21(6) and subsection (7) inserted (1.3.2000) by 1998 c. 41, ss. 54, 66(5), Sch. 10 Pt. IV para. 16(2) (with s. 73); S.I. 2000/344, art. 2
F8Words in s. 21(7) repealed (22.7.2008) by Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 (c. 5), ss. 3(c), 6(2)
F9Words in s. 21(7) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/892), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 114 (with art. 3)
F10Word in s. 21(7)(b) substituted (1.4.2003) by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), s. 279, Sch. 25 para. 35(2)(b); S.I. 2003/766, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3) (as amended (20.7.2007) by S.I. 2007/1846, reg. 3(2), Sch.)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 21 extended (22.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1451, art. 7(2)