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If on a reference under subsection (3)(c) the
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issues a closure non-ratification notice, the national authority must secure the continued operation of the station, or part of a station, in question after the end of the interim period.
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<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The duty of the national authority under subsection (7) is discharged without its taking further steps so long as the provisions of the arrangements, in force at the time of the proposal, so far as they require the operation of the station or part of a station, continue in force without modification.</Text>
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<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term id="term-the-national-authority">the national authority</Term>
”—
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a proposal relating to a station or part of a station that is wholly in Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers; and</Text>
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</P3>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a proposal relating to a station or part of a station that is wholly in England and Wales, means the Secretary of State.</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 31 in force at 1.12.2006 by
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cmuh771n3-00181" CitationRef="cmuh771n3-00180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/2911/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
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</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-e55833e09b7ac687796ba3902dc023b7" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Ss. 29-31 power to exclude conferred (22.7.2008) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/18" id="coy31cvb3-00023" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="18" Title="Crossrail Act 2008">Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18)</Citation>
,
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</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 31(1) excluded by S.I. 1994/573, art. 6(5) (as inserted (12.1.2010) by
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cozdiij13-00053" CitationRef="cozdiij13-00052" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/3336/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
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)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-0be02bd3435dffc24f09a2b509f0fb17" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Ss. 29-31 excluded (1.4.2013) by
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cp9cydhs3-00026" CitationRef="cp9cydhs3-00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/339/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cp9cydhs3-00027" CitationRef="cp9cydhs3-00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/339/article/9" SectionRef="article-9" Operative="true">9</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
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</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-bb1e5c0677e53a9ac506bb9db2f43b6c" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
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substituted (16.10.2015) by
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cp9jv9fr3-00008" CitationRef="cp9jv9fr3-00007" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1682/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
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</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-871840c56cfdcc2f043b4165ec9512c5" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef StartSectionRef="section-29" EndSectionRef="section-31" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/14/section/29" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/14/section/31" id="cp9lmyvx3-00024">Ss. 29-31</CitationSubRef>
: power to exclude conferred (23.2.2017) by
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,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-41" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/7/section/41" CitationRef="cp9lmyvx3-00025" Operative="true" id="cp9lmyvx3-00026">ss. 41</CitationSubRef>
,
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</Text>
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