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Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 2920

transport

railways

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) (Amendment) Order 2007

Made

8th October 2007

Coming into force

31st October 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(1) and (4) of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996(1):

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 31st October 2007.

Amendment of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) Order 1999

2.—(1) The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) Order 1999(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(1)(b) and (c), for each reference to “section 14”, substitute “section 14(1)(b)”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Tom Harris

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

8th October 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/391) to provide that Union Railways (North) Limited is authorised as nominated undertaker to provide infrastructure services, and so operate the rail network, for the part of the rail link between Southfleet Junction and London St. Pancras.