The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) (Exemptions etc.) Order 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the grant of exemptions from the franchising and closure provisions of the Railways Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) for the stretch of Docklands Light Railway constructed in the London Borough of Newham from the existing DLR network east of Canning Town station and running to the newly-constructed King George V station.

Article 3 exempts services provided on the network referred to in article 2 from section 23(1) of the 1993 Act (designation of passenger services as eligible for franchising).

Article 4 provides that section 37 of the 1993 Act (proposals to discontinue non-franchised etc. passenger services) is not to apply to railway passenger services provided on any of the network referred to in article 2. Section 39 of the 1993 Act (notification of proposals to close operational passenger networks) is not to apply to the network referred to in article 2. Section 41 of the 1993 Act (notification of proposals to close railway facilities used in connection with passenger services) is not to apply to the stations or parts of stations mentioned in article 2.

Article 5 amends the Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994 (the “1994 Order”) by adding the railway passenger services operated on the network referred to in article 2 to the services designated in the 1994 Order as railway passenger services in relation to which Schedule 5 of the 1993 Act is to have effect. Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act contains alternative provisions relating to the discontinuance of railway passenger services.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the private sector.