The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 No. 631

SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO THE RAILWAYS ACTS 1993 AND 2005

PART 2 AMENDMENTS TO THE RAILWAYS ACT 2005

44.—(1) Section 24 (proposals to discontinue franchised or secured services)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (10)—

(a) for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “the Welsh Ministers”;

(b) for “the Assembly” substitute “the Welsh Ministers”.

(3) In subsection (11) after paragraph (a) omit “and” and insert—

“(aa) in relation to a proposal relating to services all of which are Wales-only services, means the Welsh Ministers; and”.

(1)

Section 24 was amended by the Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), Schedule 1, paragraph 3(c).