The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2013

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1993 Act” means the Railways Act 1993;

“the 2005 Act” means the Railways Act 2005;

“the 1994 Order” means the Railways (Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1994(1);

“the Contractor” means—

(a)

any person providing a Metrolink service pursuant to an agreement with TfGM for the time being, and

(b)

any person operating railway facilities (but not providing railway passenger services) on the Metrolink network pursuant to an agreement with TfGM for the time being,

and includes any third parties acting on behalf of those persons;

“Metrolink depot” means a light maintenance depot which is normally used to provide light maintenance services to locomotives or other rolling stock used in connection with Metrolink services;

“Metrolink facility” means the track comprised in the Metrolink network (or any part of it), a Metrolink depot or a Metrolink station;

“the Metrolink network” means the network constructed or to be constructed on the routes shown on the coloured map in the Schedule;

“Metrolink service” means a railway passenger service provided on the Metrolink network;

“Metrolink station” means—

(a)

a station at which the railway passenger services which are provided or, as applicable, are to be provided are all Metrolink services; and

(b)

such part of any other station which is used or, as applicable, is to be used for or in connection with the provision of Metrolink services;

“TfGM” means Transport for Greater Manchester(2).

(1)

S.I. 1994/606.

(2)

The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive was established by S.I. 1969/95, as amended by S.I. 1973/1727, and became known as Transport for Greater Manchester by virtue of S.I. 2011/908.