2.—(1) Section 136 of the Railways Act 1993(1) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (2A) insert —
“(2B) Subsections (2) and (2A) cease to have effect on 3rd December 2012.”.
(3) In subsection (11), for the definition of “the public service obligations regulations” substitute—
““the public service obligations regulations” means Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 save that before 3rd December 2012 it means—
(a)in respect of the carriage of goods by railway, Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1191/69 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1893/91; and
(b)in respect of the carriage of passengers by railway, Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007;”
1993 c 43; Section 136 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.38), Schedule 16, paragraph 51 and the Railways Act 2005 (c.14) Schedule 11, paragraph 14 and Schedule 13, Part 1.