Commencement
2.—(1) The provisions of the Railways Act 2005 specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 1st August 2006.
(2) Those provisions are as follows—
(a)section 1(10);
(b)sections 42 and 43;
(c)section 45(1), in so far as it relates to the definitions of “closure”, “closures guidance” and “railway funding authority”;
(d)section 45(2);
(e)section 56, to the extent that it is not yet in force;
(f)section 59(1), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 12 brought into force by this Order;
(g)section 59(6), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 13 brought into force by this Order;
(h)Schedule 12, paragraph 17(1), in so far as it relates to the other provisions of paragraph 17 brought into force by this Order;
(i)Schedule 12, paragraph 17(4) to (6); and
(j)the entry in Part 1 of Schedule 13 relating to section 248(3) of the Transport Act 2000(1).