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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/55</dc:identifier><dc:title>Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make further provision for the re-organisation of public transport and otherwise to amend the law relating to transport; and for purposes connected therewith.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-06-03</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/body" NumberOfProvisions="92" RestrictStartDate="2025-04-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/part/V" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/part/V" NumberOfProvisions="20" id="part-V" RestrictStartDate="2015-10-05"><Number>PART V</Number><Title>THE NORTHERN IRELAND TRANSPORT HOLDING COMPANY</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2015-10-05"><Title>Provision of railway services.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/55" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/55" id="section-55"><Pnumber>55</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/55/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/55/1" id="section-55-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subject to the provisions of this Act it shall be the duty of the subsidiary of the Holding Company incorporated under the name of the Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited (being an authorised railway undertaking and in this Act referred to as the “railway undertaking”

) to provide, or secure the provision of, railway services in Northern Ireland  <Addition ChangeId="key-6c66d91e288fe692b1cd58d90df9273a-1512668505322" CommentaryRef="key-6c66d91e288fe692b1cd58d90df9273a">in accordance with any service agreement under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011</Addition> with due regard to efficiency, economy and safety of operation.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/55/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/55/2" id="section-55-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>References in this Act to “railway services”

 shall be construed as including services provided for the carriage of passengers and goods by rail and such other services and facilities as appear to the railway undertaking requisite or expedient to provide in connection therewith.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-6c66d91e288fe692b1cd58d90df9273a" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="csj0sef02-00006" SectionRef="section-55-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/55/1">s. 55(1)</CitationSubRef> inserted (5.10.2015) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11" id="csj0sef02-00007" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2011" Number="11" Title="Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011">Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 11)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csj0sef02-00008" CitationRef="csj0sef02-00007" SectionRef="section-22" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11/section/22" Operative="true">ss. 22</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csj0sef02-00009" CitationRef="csj0sef02-00007" SectionRef="section-48-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11/section/48/2">48(2)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284" id="csj0sef02-00010" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2015" Number="284" Title="The Transport (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015">S.R. 2015/284</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csj0sef02-00011" CitationRef="csj0sef02-00010" SectionRef="article-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csj0sef02-00012" CitationRef="csj0sef02-00010" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>