5(1)Section 20 (securing provision of railway services for passenger transport area) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2), for the words from “and subject” to “services as the Authority” substitute “, to enter into such agreements with the Strategic Rail Authority or any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority as the Passenger Transport Authority for that area may approve for securing the provision of such railway passenger services as the Passenger Transport Authority”.
(3)In subsection (3), for “The Railways Board” substitute “The Strategic Rail Authority”.
(4)In subsection (4), for the words from “the Railways Board” to “the subsidiary” substitute “the Strategic Rail Authority or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority in respect of the railway passenger services provided”.
(5)In subsection (6)—
(a)for the words from “the Railways Board” to “that Board” substitute “the Strategic Rail Authority or any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority”, and
(b)for “the Board or the subsidiary” substitute “the Strategic Rail Authority or the subsidiary”.