The Railways (Provision etc. of Railway Facilities) (Exemptions) Order 2005

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“the 1991 Act” means the Heathrow Express Railway Act 1991;

“1991 Act network” means any network constructed in consequence of the making of any of the works authorised by section 5 of the 1991 Act and any network which extends or connects any such network to any part of Heathrow Airport;

“the 1994 Order” means the Railways (Class and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1994(1);

“the Board” means the British Railways Board;

“PPP agreement” and “PPP company” have the same meaning as in section 239 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(2) (public-private partnership agreements);

“qualifying activities”, in relation to a PPP company, means light maintenance services, network services or station services carried out by the PPP company in fulfilment of obligations imposed on the company by a PPP agreement;

“specified light maintenance depot” means any light maintenance depot which is a specified light maintenance depot for the purposes of the 1994 Order;

“specified network” means any network which is a specified network for the purposes of the 1994 Order;

“specified station” means any station which is a specified station for the purposes of the 1994 Order; and

“TfL company” means

(a)

Transport for London or any subsidiary of theirs; or

(b)

a PPP company, so far as it is carrying out qualifying activities,

and a light maintenance depot, a station or track is controlled by a TfL company where such company, in the course of a business (whether for profit or not), is in operational control of that railway facility.

(1)

S.I.1994/606.

(2)

1999 c. 29.