The Merseyrail Electrics Network Order 2003

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1993 Act” means the Railways Act 1993;

“concession agreement” means an agreement entered into by the Merseyside PTE (using its powers under section 10 of the Transport Act 1968(1)) pursuant to which another person agrees to provide railway passenger services on the Merseyrail Electrics network;

“concession operator” means, in relation to a concession agreement, the person who has agreed to provide railway passenger services on the Merseyrail Electrics network under that agreement;

“the Merseyrail Electrics network” means the network incorporating railway lines which run exclusively along the routes specified in the Schedule and which is used for the support, guidance and operation of trains serving exclusively those routes;

“the Merseyside PTE” means the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive; and

“network station” means a station at which the only regular railway passenger services which are provided operate exclusively on the Merseyrail Electrics network.

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1968 c. 73; section 10 was amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), section 150 and Schedule 18 (paragraph 2) and section 237 and Schedule 29; the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), section 35 and Schedule 6 (paragraph 22) and section 42 and Schedule 8; the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67), section 34 and Schedule 4 (paragraph 18); the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67), section 57 and Schedule 3 (paragraphs 2 and 4) and section 139 and Schedules 7 (paragraph 7) and 8; the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43), section 36; and the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), section 252 and Schedule 27 (paragraphs 2 and 3).