(1)The M1Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994 shall have effect with the following amendments.
(2)In article 2 (interpretation) the word and immediately preceding the definition of LRT company shall be omitted, and in that definition, after means there shall be inserted “ (a) ” and at the end there shall be added—
“(b)Transport for London or any subsidiary of theirs; or
(c)a PPP company, so far as carrying out qualifying activities”.
(3)In article 2, after the definition of LRT company there shall be added—
“PPP agreement and PPP company have the same meaning as in Chapter VII of Part IV of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (public-private partnership agreements);
qualifying activities, in relation to a PPP company, means light maintenance services, network services or station services carried out by the PPP company in fulfilment of obligations imposed on the company by a PPP agreement.”
(4)The amendments made by this section are without prejudice to the exercise of any power conferred by any enactment (including a power conferred by any provision of this Act) to amend the said Order of 1994 by an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation, within the meaning of the M2Interpretation Act 1978.