29.—(1) Section 135 (concessionary travel for railway staff etc)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The Welsh Ministers may—
(a)promote the provision of staff concessionary travel in Wales, and
(b)enter into agreements or other arrangements concerning the provision of staff concessionary travel in Wales.”
(3) In subsection (6) for “and the Scottish Ministers” substitute “, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers”.
(4) In subsection (7)—
(a)for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”;
(b)for “that subsection” substitute “those subsections”;
(c)after “the Secretary of State undertakes, or” insert “the Welsh Ministers or”.
(5) In subsections (8) and (9) for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”.
(6) In subsection (13) for “the reference in subsection (2)” substitute “the references in subsections (2) and (3A)”.
Section 135 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), Schedule 27, paragraph 40 and Schedule 31, Part 4, and by the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), Schedule 1, paragraph 35.