Subject to article 10, exemption is hereby granted to the GMPTE and to the Concessionaire from the provisions of sections 17, 18 and 22A2 of the Act (access agreements) in respect of the Metrolink Light Rail Network and such network depots and network stations as are used predominantly in connection with the provision of railway passenger services on that network.

In determining the predominant use of a railway facility for the purposes of this article, temporary use for any purpose and any use for emergency purposes shall be disregarded.

Subject to article 10, exemption is hereby granted from the provisions of sections 17, 18 and 22A of the Act (access agreements) in respect of network interchanges.

In this article, “network interchange” means, in relation to a station which is not a network station, such part of that station as is used exclusively in connection with the provision of railway passenger services on the Metrolink Light Rail Network.