Transport Act 1968

20 Special duty of certain Executives with respect to railway passenger services. E+W+S

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(2) Without prejudice to their [F2 duty under section 9A(3)] of this Act, it shall be the special duty of the Executive for a [F3 passenger transport] area. . . F4 —

(a) to. . . F5 keep under review, the railway passenger services provided by the Railways Board for meeting the needs of persons travelling between places in that area or between such places and places outside that area but within the permitted distance for the purposes of section 10(1)(ii) of this Act as it applies to that Executive; and

(b) without prejudice to the general powers of the Executive under section 10 of this Act, to enter into such agreements with that Board as the Authority may approve for securing that the Board provide such railway passenger services as the Authority [F6 consider it appropriate to secure to meet any public transport requirements within that area].

(3) The Railways Board shall furnish the Executive with any information which the Executive may reasonably require for the purposes of the discharge of their functions under subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Without prejudice to the general power of the Executive under section 10(1)(vi) of this Act, any agreement under this section may include provision for the making of payments by the Executive to the Railways Board in respect of the railway passenger services provided by the Board in pursuance of the agreement.

(5) Before entering into any agreement under this section, the Executive shall send a copy of the proposed agreement to the Minister; but a failure to comply with this subsection shall not affect the validity of the agreement.

(6) If any dispute arises between the Executive and the Railways Board in connection with the provisions of subsection (2) or (3) of this section, either of them may require the dispute to be referred to the Minister for determination, and any agreement under the said subsection (2) may include provision for any dispute in connection with the agreement to be so referred; and where any dispute is referred to the Minister under or by virtue of this subsection, then, subject to subsection (7) of this section, the Minister may give such directions to the Executive and the Board with respect to the dispute as he thinks fit.

(7) Before giving any directions under subsection (6) of this section to the Executive for a [F3 passenger transport] area in Scotland or Wales the Minister shall consult with the Secretary of State.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 20(1) repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 57(3), 139(3), Sch. 8

F2 Words substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 13(a)(i)

F3 Word substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 2(a)

F4 Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 57(6), 139(3), Sch. 3 para. 13(a)(ii), Sch. 8

F5 Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 57(6), 139(3), Sch. 3 para. 13(a)(iii), Sch. 8

F6 Words substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(6), Sch. 3 para. 13(a)(iv)

F7 S. 20(8) repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 57(6), 139(3), Sch. 3 para. 13(b), Sch. 8

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 20 extended (E.W.S.) by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 57(3)