20.—(1) Section 64A (financial assistance by Scottish Ministers)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading at the end insert “or Welsh Ministers”.
(3) In subsection (1), for “, the Scottish Ministers” substitute “or a Welsh protected railway company, the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”.
(4) In subsection (2)—
(a)after “Scottish Ministers” insert “or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”;
(b)in paragraph (a) after “Scottish protected railway company” insert “or Welsh protected railway company”.
(5) In subsections (3), (4) and (5) after “Scottish Ministers” insert “or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”.
(6) In subsection (6) after “Scottish Ministers” insert “and the Welsh Ministers”.
(7) In subsection (9)—
(a)after “Scottish Ministers” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”;
(b)for the first “them” substitute “the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”.
(8) In subsections (10) and (11) after “Scottish Ministers” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.
Section 64A was inserted by section 50(2) of the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14).