Railways Act 2005

Confirmation E+W+S

3 E+W+S Bye-laws do not come into force until they have been confirmed by the appropriate national authority.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 24.7.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.

I2 Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 16.10.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

4 (1) A railway operator who proposes to make bye-laws must publish a notice stating— E+W+S

(a) that he proposes to make bye-laws;

(b) the manner in which a copy of the proposed bye-laws will be open to public inspection; and

(c) that any person affected by the proposed bye-laws may make representations about them to the appropriate national authority within the period specified in the notice.

(2) The publication of the notice must be in the manner approved by the appropriate national authority.

(3) The period specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) must be the period of 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the railway operator's notice is published, or a longer period.

(4) At the end of the period so specified the appropriate national authority must forward any representations that have been made to it to the railway operator.

(5) The railway operator must not submit the bye-laws for confirmation unless he has considered the representations forwarded by the appropriate national authority.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 24.7.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.

I4 Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 16.10.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

5 (1) The appropriate national authority may— E+W+S

(a) confirm (with or without modifications) any bye-laws submitted to it for confirmation; or

(b) refuse to confirm them.

(2) The appropriate national authority may fix the date of the coming into force of any bye-laws confirmed by it.

(3) If the appropriate national authority confirms bye-laws without fixing the date on which they come into force, they come into force at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day after that on which they are confirmed.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 9 para. 5 in force at 24.7.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.

I6 Sch. 9 para. 5 in force at 16.10.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1