General duties of the Rail Passengers' CouncilE+W+S
17.—(1) Subsection (5) of section 76 of the 1993 Act M1 (general duties of the [F1Passengers’ Council]) has effect in relation to holders of [F2railway undertaking] licences and to SNRPs as if—
(a)the reference to the holder of a passenger licence included a reference to the holder of a [F2railway undertaking] licence which authorises the carriage of passengers by railway;
(b)the reference to any condition of the licence included a reference to any condition of a SNRP held by the holder of the [F2railway undertaking] licence;
(c)the reference to the Secretary of State, in the second and third places where it occurs, included a reference to the ORR; and
(d)the reference to the Secretary of State exercising such of his powers as he considers appropriate included a reference to the ORR exercising such of its powers as it considers appropriate.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 17(1) substituted (25.2.2010) by The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/439), art. 1, Sch. para. 13
F2Words in reg. 17(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 15(a) (with regs. 32-39); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Reg. 17(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/700), regs. 1(2), 15(b) (with regs. 32-39); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 76(5) was amended by the Transport Act 2000, Schedule 22, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 8, and Schedule 17, Part 2, paragraphs 17 and 20, and the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), Schedule 1, paragraph 32.