SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 23 Finances and procedures of rail users’ consultative committees

Financial duties

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(1)

Paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 (financial provisions relating to consultative committees) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “the committee in accordance with any statement approved under sub-paragraph (3) below” substitute “ a Rail Passengers’ Committee (provided that the Rail Passengers’ Committee complied with their financial duties in incurring them) ”.

(3)

For sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute—

“(2)

The Authority may determine the financial duties of Rail Passengers’ Committees; and different determinations may be made for different functions of Rail Passengers’ Committees.

(3)

The Authority shall give a Rail Passengers’ Committee notice of every determination of their financial duties; and such a determination may—

(a)

relate to a period beginning before, on or after the date on which it is made;

(b)

contain supplementary provisions; and

(c)

be varied by a subsequent determination.”

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(1)

Paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 (financial provisions relating to Central Committee) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “committee in accordance with any statement approved under sub-paragraph (3) below” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Council (provided that the Rail Passengers’ Council complied with their financial duties in incurring them) ”.

(3)

For sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute—

“(2)

The Authority may determine the financial duties of the Rail Passengers’ Council; and different determinations may be made for different functions of the Rail Passengers’ Council.

(3)

The Authority shall give the Rail Passengers’ Council notice of every determination of its financial duties; and such a determination may—

(a)

relate to a period beginning before, on or after the date on which it is made;

(b)

contain supplementary provisions; and

(c)

be varied by a subsequent determination.”