The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2009

This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2726

Transport

The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2009

Made

6th October 2009

Laid before Parliament

13th October 2009

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1), (2) and (9), 16A(3A), 16B(1), (2), (3) and (5), 20(1), (2) and (8), 23(3), 24(1), (2) and (8) and 151(5) of the Railways Act 1993(1) and sections 25(7) and 38(1) and (2) of the Railways Act 2005(2).

In accordance with sections 7(1), 16B(1) and 20(1) of the Railways Act 1993 the Secretary of State has consulted with the Office of Rail Regulation.

(1)

1993 c.43; section 7 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.38) section 216 and Schedule 17 (Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2), the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20) section 16 and Schedule 2 (Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 3) and the Railways Act 2005 (c.14) sections 1 and 59 and Schedules 1 (Part 1, paragraph 1) and 13 (Part1); section 16A(3A) was inserted by the Railways Act 2005, section 1(1) and Schedule 1 (Part 1, paragraph 11(3)); section 16B was inserted by the Transport Act 2000 section 223 and was amended by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 section 16 and Schedule 2 (Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 3) and the Railways Act 2005 section 1 and Schedule 1 (Part 1, paragraph 11); section 20 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 sections 252 and 274 and Schedules 27 (paragraphs 17 and 23) and 31 (Part 4) and the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 section 16 and Schedule 2 (Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 3); section 23 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 section 215 and Schedule 16 (paragraphs 8 and 14) and the Railways Act 2005 section 1 and Schedule 1 (Part 1, paragraph 13); section 24 was amended by the Railways Act 2005 section 1 and Schedule 1 (Part 1, paragraph 14).

(2)

2005 c.14; see the definitions of “special procedure excluded service” and “the national authority” in section 25(7).