Statutory Instruments
TRANSPORT
Made
3rd May 2000
Laid before Parliament
4th May 2000
Coming into force
26th May 2000
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 49(4) of the Railways Act 1993(1) hereby makes the following Order:—
1. This order may be cited as The Railways (Inverness Station) (Exemptions) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 26th May 2000.
2. The networks consisting of—
(a)the railway line consisting of the final 23 metres of track adjacent to and serving platform 1 at Inverness station;
(b)the railway line consisting of the final 41 metres of track adjacent to and serving platform 7 at Inverness station; and
(c)any installations associated with any of the track comprised in these railway lines
are networks in relation to which section 39 of the Railways Act 1993 (closure of operational passenger networks) is not to have effect.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Keith Hill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
3rd May 2000
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that section 39 of the Railways Act 1993 (closure of operational passenger networks) is not to apply to the networks consisting of the final 23 metres of track adjacent to platform 1 and the final 43 metres of track adjacent to platform 7 (together with any associated installations) at Inverness Station.