The Railways Act 1993 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 1648 (C.29)

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The Railways Act 1993 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994

Made

22nd June 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 143(3) and 154(2) of the Railways Act 1993(1), hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Railways Act 1993 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order1994.

Provisions coming into force

2.  Subject to article 3 below, the following provisions of the Railways Act 1993 shall come into force on 15th July 1994:

• sections 139 and 140;

• section 152(3) for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 14 referred to in this article;

• in Schedule 14, the repeals relating to section 8 of the Railways Act 1974(2)and section 36 of the Transport Act 1981(3).

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) The repeal of section 8 of the Railways Act 1974 shall not affect the operation of that section in relation to any application for grant made pursuant to that section before 15th July 1994 but in respect of which no decision has been made by the Secretary of State before that date.

(2) The repeal of section 36 of the Transport Act 1981 shall not affect the operation of that section in relation to any application for grant made pursuant to that section before 15th July 1994 but in respect of which no decision has been made by the Secretary of State before that date.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Roger Freeman

Minister of State,

Department of Transport

22nd June 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, on 15th July 1994, sections 139 and 140 of the RailwaysAct 1993 which relate to the making of grants to assist the provision of facilities for freight haulage by railway and inland waterway, and related repeals in Schedule 14. Article 3 of the Order makes transitional provisions.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Railways Act 1993 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
s4(1), (3), (7) and (9) (partially);	24.12.93	1993/3237
s32;
s33;
s81;
s82;
s83(1) (partially) and (2);
ss142 to 144;
s145(1) to (6) (partially);
ss146 to 149;
s150(1) to (3);
s151(1) (partially) and (5); and
s154.
s6(2);	6.1.94	1993/3237
s23(3) and (4);
s25(1) and (2) (partially);
s29(8);
s83(1) (partially);
s84;
s85;
s87(1) (partially), (2) and (5);
ss88 to 92;
s93 (partially);
ss94 to 116;
ss126 to 128;
s130;
s131;
s134(1) (partially), (2) and (3);
s141 (partially);
s151 (so far as not already in force);
s152(1) and (3) (partially);
s153;
Schedules 8 and 9; and
Schedules 11, 12 and 14
(partially).
s117.	2.2.94	1994/202
s4(1) to (3), (5) and (6)	22.2.94	1994/447
(partially);
s70; and
s83(1) (partially).
ss 118 to 121;	8.3.94	1994/571
s132(1) to (7), (8) (partially), (9)
and (10);
s133;
s152(3) (partially);
Schedule 10 (partially); and
Schedule 14 (partially).
s4 (so far as not already in force);	21.3.94	1994/571
s5;
s52;
s54 (2), and (3) (partially); and
s138.
s152(3) (partially); and	31.3.94	1994/571
Schedule 14 (partially).
s2;	1.4.94	1994/571
s3;
s6 (so far as not already in force);
ss7 to 16;
s23 (so far as not already in force);
s24;
s25 (so far as not already in force);
ss26 to 28;
s29 (so far as not already in force);
s30;
s31;
ss34 to 51;
s53;
s54 (so far as not already in force);
ss55 to 69;
ss71 to 80;
s83 (so far as not already in force);
s86;
s87 (so far as not already in force);
s93 (so far as not already in force);
ss122 to 125;
s129;
s135 to 137;
s141 (so far as not already in force);
s145 (so far as not already in force);
s150 (so far as not already in force);
s152 (partially);
Schedule 2;
Schedule 3;
Schedules 5 to 7;
Schedule 12 (partially);
Schedule 13; and
Schedule 14 (partially).
ss17 to 22; and	2.4.94	1994/571
Schedule 4.

(1)

1993 c. 43.

(2)

1974 c. 48.

(3)

1981 c. 56.