The Docklands Light Railway (Lewisham Extension) (Exemptions) Order 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the grant of exemptions from the franchising and closure provisions of the Railways Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) to Docklands Light Railway Limited (“DLR”) for the stretch of railway constructed from Lewisham Station to a point just north of Mudchute Station.

Article 3 exempts services provided by DLR on the network referred to in article 2 from section 23(1) of the 1993 Act (designation of passenger services as eligible for franchising).

Article 4 provides that section 37 of the 1993 Act (closure of non-franchised passenger services) is not to apply to railway passenger services provided on any of the network referred to in article 2. Section 39 of the 1993 Act (closure of operational passenger networks) is not to apply to the network referred to in article 2. Section 41 of the 1993 Act (notification of proposals to close railway facilities used in connection with passenger services) is not to apply to the stations or parts of stations mentioned in article 2.