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13(1)Section 24A of the Railways Act 1993 (Secretary of State franchise exemptions: operator agreements) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (4)—
(a)in paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—
“(ia)an STB,”;
(b)in paragraph (b), after “Executive” insert “ , an STB ”;
(c)in paragraph (c)(i), after “Executive” insert “ , STB ”;
(d)in paragraph (c)(ii), after “Executive” insert “ , STB ”.
(3)In subsection (5)—
(a)in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant company”, after “Executive” insert “ , an STB ”;
(b)in paragraph (b) of that definition, after “Executive” insert “ , an STB ”;
(c)after that definition insert—
““STB” means a sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.”