SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22 Renaming of rail users’ consultative committees

Part II Amendments of other enactments

Transport Act 1962 (c.46)

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1

Section 56 of the Transport Act 1962 (functions of Central Committee and consultative committees) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

for the words from “duty” to “consider” substitute “ duty of the Rail Passengers’ Council and each Rail Passengers’ Committee to consider ”,

b

for “the committee” (in each place) substitute “ the Rail Passengers’ Council or Rail Passengers’ Committee ”,

c

for “each committee” substitute “ each Rail Passengers’ Committee ”,

d

for “any consultative committee, to the Central Committee” substitute “ any Rail Passengers’ Committee, to the Rail Passengers’ Council ”, and

e

for “Central Committee and the consultative committees for Scotland and for Wales and Monmouthshire” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Council and the Rail Passengers’ Committees for Scotland and for Wales ”.

3

In subsection (5)—

a

for “Central Committee” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Council ”, and

b

for the words after “consideration by” substitute “ a Rail Passengers’ Committee or which has been previously considered by a Rail Passengers’ Committee. ”

4

In subsection (6ZA)—

a

for “consultative committee” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Committee ”, and

b

for “that committee and the Central Committee” substitute “ that Rail Passengers’ Committee and the Rail Passengers’ Council ”.

5

In subsection (6A), for “A consultative committee” substitute “ A Rail Passengers’ Committee ”.

6

For subsection (20) substitute—

20

References in this section to a Rail Passengers’ Committee shall be construed, in relation to the Greater London area within the meaning of section 2 of the M1Railways Act 1993, as references to the London Transport Users’ Committee.