15(1)Section 56 of the Transport Act 1962 (functions of Central Committee and consultative committees) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (4)—
(a)for the words from “duty” to “consider” substitute “duty of the Rail Passengers' Council and each Rail Passengers' Committee to consider”,
(b)for “the committee” (in each place) substitute “the Rail Passengers' Council or Rail Passengers' Committee”,
(c)for “each committee” substitute “each Rail Passengers' Committee”,
(d)for “any consultative committee, to the Central Committee” substitute “any Rail Passengers' Committee, to the Rail Passengers' Council”, and
(e)for “Central Committee and the consultative committees for Scotland and for Wales and Monmouthshire” substitute “Rail Passengers' Council and the Rail Passengers' Committees for Scotland and for Wales”.
(3)In subsection (5)—
(a)for “Central Committee” substitute “Rail Passengers' Council”, and
(b)for the words after “consideration by” substitute “a Rail Passengers' Committee or which has been previously considered by a Rail Passengers' Committee.”
(4)In subsection (6ZA)—
(a)for “consultative committee” substitute “Rail Passengers' Committee”, and
(b)for “that committee and the Central Committee” substitute “that Rail Passengers' Committee and the Rail Passengers' Council”.
(5)In subsection (6A), for “A consultative committee” substitute “A Rail Passengers' Committee”.
(6)For subsection (20) substitute—
“(20)References in this section to a Rail Passengers' Committee shall be construed, in relation to the Greater London area within the meaning of section 2 of the [1993 c. 43.] Railways Act 1993, as references to the London Transport Users' Committee.”