The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010

PART 1 AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

1.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records) Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 is amended as follows.

(2) At the appropriate place insert—

“Passengers’ Council.”.

(3) Omit the entry for the Rail Passengers’ Council(1).

Transport Act 1962 (c. 46)

2.—(1) The Transport Act 1962 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 56 (the Transport Consultative Committees) for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(2) (in each place) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(3) In the heading to section 56 for “Transport Consultative Committees” substitute “Passengers’ Council and London Transport Users’ Committee”.

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

3.—(1) Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc subject to investigation) is amended as follows.

(2) At the appropriate place insert—

“Passengers’ Council.”.

(3) Omit the entry for the Rail Passengers’ Council(3).

Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)

4.—(1) The Transport Act 1968 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 55(1) (amendments as to Transport Consultative Committees) for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(4) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(3) In the heading to section 55 for “Transport Consultative Committees” substitute “Passengers’ Council and London Transport Users’ Committee”.

Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53)

5.  In section 41(1)(a) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (railway services: consultative committees and closures) for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(5) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)

6.—(1) The Railways Act 1993 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 68(2) (investigatory functions of Office of Rail Regulation) for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(6) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(3) In section 76 (general duties of Rail Passengers’ Council)—

(a) for “the Rail Passengers’ Council”(7) (in each place) substitute “the Passengers’ Council”; and

(b) in the heading for “General Duties of the Rail Passengers’ Council”(8) substitute “General railway duties of Passengers’ Council”.

(4) In the cross-heading before section 76 for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(9) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(5) In section 76A (delegation of duties under section 76(7A))(10) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” (in each place) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(6) In section 145(5)(a) (general restrictions on disclosure of information) for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(11) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)

7.—(1) The Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 252B(1)(b) (references to Committee in relation to railways)(12) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(3) In section 252D(3)(a) (reports on investigation etc)(13) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(4) In section 252E(2) (power to make exclusions from duties under sections 252A to 252D)(14) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(5) In Schedule 18 (London Transport Users’ Committee) in paragraph 11(3) for “Rail Passengers’ Council”(15) substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)

8.—(1) The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 227 (renaming of committees) omit subsection (3)(16).

(3) In Schedule 22 (renaming of Rail Users’ Consultative Committees) omit paragraphs 8, 20 and 24.

(4) In Schedule 28 (transitionals and savings about railways) in paragraph 10 for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Railways Act 2005 (c. 14)

9.—(1) The Railways Act 2005 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1(3)(e) (transfer etc of SRA functions and abolition) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(3) In section 19 (the Rail Passengers’ Council)—

(a) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” (in each place) substitute “Passengers’ Council”; and

(b) in the heading, for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(4) In section 19A (power to confer non-rail functions on the Rail Passengers’ Council)(17)—

(a) for “Rail Passengers’ Council” (in each place) substitute “Passengers’ Council”; and

(b) in the heading, for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(5) In the heading to Part 3, for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(6) In paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 (transfer of functions relating to the Rail Passengers’ Council)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”; and

(b) in the heading to paragraph 32, for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(7) In Schedule 5 (Rail Passengers’ Council established by section 19(1))—

(a) in paragraph 1 (introductory), for the definition of “the RPC” substitute—

““the PC” means the Passengers’ Council established by section 19(1).”;

(b) for “RPC” (in each place) substitute “PC”; and

(c) in the heading to Schedule 5, for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(8) In paragraph 3(2)(g) of Schedule 7 (consultations under Part 4), for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

(1)

These words were inserted by the Transport Act 2000, section 229 and Schedule 23, paragraph 10.

(2)

These words were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227 and Schedule 22, Part 2, paragraphs 15(1), (2)(a) and (b) and (4)(b). The words “Each of the Rail Passengers’ Council and the London Transport Users’ Committee” were substituted by the Railways Act 2005, section 59(1) and Schedule 12, paragraph 1(1) and (3)(d).

(3)

Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2008/3115, article 2 and the Schedule.

(4)

These words were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227 and Schedule 22, Part 2, paragraph 17.

(5)

These words were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227 and Schedule 22, Part 2, paragraph 20.

(6)

These words were substituted by the Railways Act 2005, section 21(2).

(7)

These words were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227 and Schedule 22, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 8.

(8)

The words “Rail Passengers’ Council” were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227, Schedule 22, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 8(1) and (9).

(9)

These words were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227 and Schedule 22, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 8(1) and (10).

(10)

Section 76A was inserted by the Railways Act 2005, section 20.

(11)

These words were substituted by the Railways Act 2005, section 54(4) and Schedule 11, paragraphs 1 and 16(2).

(12)

Section 252B was inserted by the Railways Act 2005, section 21(3) and Schedule 6, paragraph 3.

(13)

Section 252D was inserted by the Railways Act 2005, section 21(3) and Schedule 6, paragraph 3.

(14)

Section 252E was inserted by the Railways Act 2005, section 21(3) and Schedule 6, paragraph 4(1).

(15)

These words were substituted by the Transport Act 2000, section 227 and Schedule 22, Part 2, paragraphs 21 and 24.

(16)

This subsection was amended by the Railways Act 2005, section 59(6) and Schedule 13, Part 1.

(17)

Section 19A was inserted by the Local Transport Act 2008, section 74.