Search Legislation

Railways Act 1974

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening Options

Changes over time for: Section 4

 Help about opening options

Alternative versions:

Status:

Point in time view as at 01/04/1994.

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Railways Act 1974, Section 4. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

4 The Board’s duties in relation to policies, plans and information. U.K.

(1)The Railways Board shall, in framing and carrying out proposals involving substantial expenditure of a capital nature by the Board or a subsidiary of theirs, act on lines settled from time to time with the approval of the Secretary of State.

(2)The Railways Board shall, in formulating policies and plans for the general conduct of their undertaking and the businesses of their subsidiaries, act on lines settled from time to time with the approval of the Secretary of State.

(3)The Railways Board shall furnish the Secretary of State with such information as he may specify in writing and the Board have or can reasonably be expected to obtain with respect to such matters relating to the Board or any subsidiary of theirs or their activities (past, present or future), plans or property as the Secretary of State may so specify and the information so specified shall be furnished in such manner and at such times as he may so specify.

(4)Without prejudice to subsection (3) above, the Railways Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of each accounting year of the Board and in accordance with subsection (5) below, make to the Secretary of State a report on the exercise and performance by them of their functions during that year and on their policy and programme and the Secretary of State shall lay a copy of every such report before each House of Parliament.

(5)The report made by the Railways Board under subsection (4) above shall—

(a)include such information as the Secretary of State may from time to time specify in writing with respect to any matter on which the Board is to report to him under that subsection;

(b)set out any directions given by the Secretary of State to the Board under the 1962 Act [F1section 3 of the Transport Act 1981] or section 3(1) above during that year, unless the Secretary of State has notified the Board his opinion that it is against the interests of national security to do so; and

(c)include a statement of the salaries or fees and of the emoluments of each of the members of the Board during that year.

(6)The foregoing provisions of this section shall have effect in relation to the Railways Board in place of subsections (2), (7) and (8) of section 27 of the 1962 Act (which require the Boards constituted by that Act to consult the Secretary of State on certain capital expenditure and to furnish him with certain information and an annual report); and accordingly the words “(other than the Railways Board)” shall be inserted after the words “A Board” in subsection (2) and after the words “each Board” in subsections (7) and (8) of that section.

Textual Amendments

F1Words inserted by Transport Act 1981 (c. 56 SIF 126), s. 3(5) and repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 136, 152(3), Sch.14; S.I. 1994/571, art. 5

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2The text of s. 3(7) and the last part of s. 4(6) from the words “and accordingly” is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources