SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22Renaming of rail users' consultative committees

Part IIAmendments 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 [1993 c. 43.] Railways Act 1993, as references to the London Transport Users' Committee.