(1)The Rail Regulator shall not be entitled to exercise any functions under section 67(1) of the M1Railways Act 1993 (under which he may be required to exercise the Director General of Fair Trading’s consumer protection functions under Part III of the Fair Trading Act 1973, so far as relating to courses of conduct detrimental to consumers of railway services) in relation to a course of conduct persisted in by a rail link undertaker in relation to the supply of railway services, so far as relating to the rail link.
(2)The functions of the Rail Regulator, so far as relating to monopoly situations which exist or may exist in relation to the supply of railway services, shall not be exercisable by him in relation to the supply by a rail link undertaker of railway services, so far as relating to the rail link.
[F1(3)The Rail Regulator shall not be entitled to exercise any functions assigned to him by section 67(3) of the M2Railways Act 1993 (by virtue of which he exercises concurrently with the Director General of Fair Trading certain functions under Part I of the Competition Act 1998 so far as relating to matters connected with the supply of railway services) in relation to—
(a)any agreements, decisions or concerted practices of the kind mentioned in section 2(1) of that Act that have been entered into or taken by, or
(b)any conduct of the kind mentioned in section 18(1) of that Act that has been engaged in by,
a rail link undertaker in connection with the supply of railway services, so far as relating to the rail link.]
(4)Section 67(4) of the M3Railways Act 1993 (duty of the Director General of Fair Trading to consult the Rail Regulator about the exercise of concurrent functions) shall not have effect to require the Director to consult the Regulator about the exercise of any function which the Regulator is prevented by subsection (2) or (3) above from exercising.
(5)In this section, “railway services” has the same meaning as in the Railways Act 1993.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 22(3) substituted (1.3.2000) by 1998 c. 41, ss. 54, 66(5), Sch. 10 Pt. IV para. 16(3) (with s. 73); S.I. 2000/344, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 22 extended (22.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1451, art. 7(2)
Marginal Citations