Part IV Transport

Chapter XI Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles

252AF1Committee to keep railways matters under review

1

It shall be the duty of the Committee, so far as it appears to it expedient from time to time to do so—

a

to keep under review matters affecting the interests of the public in relation to railway passenger services provided wholly or partly within the London railway area;

b

to keep under review matters affecting the provision of station services within that area;

c

to make representations to, and to consult, such persons as it thinks appropriate about the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b); and

d

to co-operate with other bodies representing the interests of users of public passenger transport services provided wholly or partly within that area.

2

In this section—

a

references to the London railway area are references to the area for which the Committee fell, immediately before the repeal of section 2 of the Railways Act 1993 (Rail Passengers' Committees), to be treated as the Rail Passengers' Committee for the purposes specified in subsection (4) of that section;

b

references to railway passenger services include references to bus substitution services; and

c

subject to that, expressions used in this section and in Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993 have the same meanings in this section as in that Part.