The Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 607

TRANSPORT

The Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994

Made

8th March 1994

Laid before Parliament

8th March 1994

Coming into force

1st April 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 49(3) and 143(4) of the Railways Act 1993(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

2.  The railway passenger services provided or operated under or by virtue of the enactments referred to in the Schedule to this Order (being services in relation to which section 37 (proposals to discontinue non-franchised etc passenger services) of the Railways Act 1993 does not have effect by virtue of

(i) article 6 of the Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994(2), and

(ii) article 7 of the Railways (Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1994(3)) are services in relation to which the provisions of Schedule 5 (alternative closure procedure) of the Railways Act 1993 are to have effect.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Roger Freeman

Minister of State,

Department of Transport

8th March 1994

Article 2

SCHEDULE

• Avon Light Rail Transit Act 1989(4)

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988(5)

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No.2) Act 1988(6)

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1990(7)

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No.2) Act 1990(8)

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1991(9)

• Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1992(10)

• London Docklands Railway Act 1984(11)

• London Docklands Railway Act 1985(12)

• London Docklands Railway (City Extension) Act 1986(13)

• London Docklands Railway (Beckton) Act 1989(14)

• London Docklands Railway Act 1991(15)

• London Regional Transport Act 1984(16)

• Midland Metro Act 1989(17)

• Midland Metro Act 1992(18)

• Midland Metro (No. 2) Act 1992(19)

• Midland Metro Act 1993(20)

• Midland Metro (No. 2) Act 1993(21)

• Tyneside Metropolitan Railway Act 1973(22)

• Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1979(23)

• Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1989(24)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the railway passenger services in relation to which Schedule 5 of the Railways Act 1993 is to have effect. Schedule 5 contains provisions relating to the discontinuance of railway passenger services.

(1)

1993 c. 43.

(2)

S.I. 1994/573.

(3)

S.I. 1994/606.

(4)

1989 c.iv.

(5)

1988 c.i.

(6)

1988 c.ii.

(7)

1990 c.xv.

(8)

1990 c.xxiii.

(9)

1991 c.xvi.

(10)

1992 c.xviii.

(11)

1984 c.iv.

(12)

1985 c.vi.

(13)

1986 c.xxiii.

(14)

1989 c.ix.

(15)

1991 c.xxiii.

(16)

1984 c. 32.

(17)

1989 c.xv.

(18)

1992 c.vii.

(19)

1992 c.viii.

(20)

1993 c.v.

(21)

1993 c.vii.

(22)

1973 c.xxxii.

(23)

1979 c.i.

(24)

1989 c.xiv.