SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE RAILWAYS ACTS 1993 AND 2005

PART 1

AMENDMENTS TO THE RAILWAYS ACT 1993

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1

Section 30 (duty of relevant franchising authority)13 is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3)(aa)—

a

for “the relevant franchising authority” substitute “the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers”;

b

for “the authority that it” substitute “the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be) that the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers”;

c

for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “the Welsh Ministers”;

d

for “that Assembly” substitute “the Welsh Ministers”.

3

In subsection (3A)—

a

for “and the Scottish Ministers” substitute “, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers”;

b

at the end insert “, and the Welsh Ministers shall have power to provide Wales-only services and Welsh components of Welsh services.”

4

In subsection (3C) omit the definition of “Welsh service” and the “and” before it.