Part 6General and supplemental

Supplemental

I157Meaning of “Wales-only service” and “Welsh service”

1

In this Act—

  • “Wales-only service” means a railway passenger service which—

    1. a

      starts and ends in Wales and does not make any other scheduled calls outside Wales; and

    2. b

      has not been excluded from this definition by an order made by the Secretary of State;

  • “Welsh service” means a railway passenger service which starts in Wales, ends in Wales or otherwise makes at least one scheduled call in Wales.

2

Before making an order for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “Wales-only service”, the Secretary of State must consult the National Assembly for Wales.

3

An order for those purposes is subject to the negative resolution procedure.