EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 2005.
Article 2(3) of this Order gives the Office of Rail Regulation the function of meeting requests for assistance from the Intergovernmental Commission for the purpose of carrying out its functions as the regulatory body for the Channel Tunnel under article 12 of the Schedule to the 2005 Order. For the purpose of facilitating the performance of those functions by the Intergovernmental Commission, article 2(3) also requires that the Secretary of State appoints at least two members to the Intergovernmental Commission after consulting the Office of Rail Regulation.