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SCHEDULECHANGE OF NAME OF RAIL PASSENGERS’ COUNCIL: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART 2AMENDMENTS TO SECONDARY LEGISLATION

Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002

10.  In the Schedule to the Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002(1) for “Rail Passengers Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Railways (Rail Passengers’ Council and Rail Passengers’ Committees) (Exemptions) Order 2003

11.  In article 3 of the Railways (Rail Passengers’ Council and Rail Passengers’ Committees) (Exemptions) Order 2003(2) (exemption in favour of the Rail Passengers’ Council), for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005

12.  In Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005(3) (authorities added on 6th April 2007), for “Passenger Focus (the operating name of the Rail Passengers’ Council(4) established under the Railways Act 2005)” substitute “Passenger Focus (the operating name of the Passengers’ Council established under the Railways Act 2005)”.

Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005

13.  In regulation 17(1) of the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005(5) (general duties of the Rail Passengers’ Council), for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006

14.  In regulation 17(10)(a)(iii) of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006(6) (general provisions relating to safety certificates and safety authorisations), for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006

15.  In column 2 of entry 23 of the table in Schedule 5 to the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006(7) (those to be served with a copy of the application and documents), for “Rail Passengers’ Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”.

National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2006

16.  In Part 2 of the Schedule to the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2006(8) (other disqualifying offices), for “Chairman and any other member of the Rail Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration;” substitute “Chairman and any other member of the Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration;”.

Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2007

17.  In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2007(9) (office-holders disqualified from being a Member of the Scottish Parliament) omit “Chairman and any other member of a Rail Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration” and insert, at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, “Chairman and any other member of a Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration”.

Official Statistics Order 2009

18.  In the Schedule to the Official Statistics Order 2009(10) omit “Rail Passengers Council” and insert, in the appropriate place in alphabetical order, “Passengers’ Council”.

Infrastructure Planning (National Policy Statement Consultation) Regulations 2009

19.—(1) Regulation 3 of the Infrastructure Planning (National Policy Statement Consultation) Regulations 2009(11) (consultation) is amended as follows.

(2) In Table 1—

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

(b)in column 2, at the end of the entry which corresponds to the entry in column 1 for the Rail Passengers Council insert “or the road passenger transport industry”.

Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009

20.—(1) The table in Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009(12) is amended as follows.

(2) In column 1, for “Rail Passengers Council” substitute “Passengers’ Council”;

(3) In column 2, at the end of the entry which corresponds to the entry in column 1 for the Rail Passengers Council insert “or road passenger transport services or facilities”.

(4) In column 3, at the end of the entry which corresponds to the entry in column 1 for the Rail Passengers Council insert “or road passenger transport services or facilities”.

(2)

S.I. 2003/1695. There are amendments to this Order but none is relevant.

(3)

S.I. 2005/2966. Part 5 of Schedule 1 was inserted by S.I. 2007/618, regulation 4. There are other amendments to these Regulations but none is relevant.

(4)

With the consent of the Secretary of State, the Rail Passengers’ Council adopted the operating name “Passenger Focus” in January 2006.

(5)

S.I. 2005/3050. There are amendments to these Regulations but none is relevant.

(6)

S.I. 2006/599. There are amendments to these Regulations but none is relevant.

(8)

S.I. 2006/3335. There are amendments to this Order but none is relevant.

(9)

S.I. 2007/285. There are amendments to this Order but none is relevant.