2005 No. 763
LONDON GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORT, ENGLAND

The Transport for London (Reserved Services) (Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2005

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 207(5) of the Greater London Authority Act 19991 hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Transport for London (Reserved Services)(Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

Definitions2.

In this Order—

“Tramlink” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Croydon Tramlink Act 19942; and

“the Docklands Light Railway” means the railways authorised by—

  1. (i)
    the London Docklands Railway Act 19843,
  2. (ii)
    the London Docklands Railway Act 19854,
  3. (iii)
    the London Docklands Railway (City Extension) Act 19865,
  4. (iv)
    the London Regional Transport Act 19896,
  5. (v)
    the London Docklands Railway (Beckton) Act 19897,
  6. (vi)
    the London Docklands Railway Act 19918,
  7. (vii)
    the London Docklands Railway (Lewisham) Act 19939,
  8. (viii)
    the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 200210, and
  9. (ix)
    the Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 200411.

Exception3.

The Secretary of State hereby excepts from section 207(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 all agreements under which an outside contractor is to provide, or secure the provision of, any reserved service in respect of Tramlink or the Docklands Light Railway.

Revocation4.

The Transport for London (Reserved Services) (Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 200012 is hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Tony Mc Nulty
Minister of State
Department for Transport
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order excepts all agreements in respect of Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway, under which station or train operating functions are provided by a person other than Transport for London or its subsidiaries, from the requirement that the Secretary of State’s consent be obtained before they are entered into or carried out. The Docklands Light Railway is now defined as including the City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal Extensions (in addition to the railways previously listed in the Transport for London (Reserved Services)(Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2000).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.