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Railways Act 1993
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· 1993-11-05
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Railways Act 1993
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- (ca) any combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- (cb) any combined county authority established under section [9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/2023-12-26)[(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/1/2023-12-26) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
- (cb) any combined county authority established under section [9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/2024-05-24)[(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/1/2024-05-24) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
- (d) any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a Government department, a local authority, the Greater London Authority, Transport for London or a metropolitan county passenger transport authority , an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England , a combined authority or a combined county authority or by a body corporate whose members are so appointed;
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- (5) In this section—
- “*local authority*” includes a metropolitan county passenger transport authorityan Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England and a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 , a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and a combined county authority established under section [9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/2023-12-26)[(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/1/2023-12-26) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
- “*local authority*” includes a metropolitan county passenger transport authorityan Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England and a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 , a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and a combined county authority established under section [9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/2024-05-24)[(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/9/1/2024-05-24) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
- “*secretary*”, in relation to a local authority, means the proper officer within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 or (in relation to a local authority in Scotland) the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
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## SCHEDULE 14
#### Passengers’ Committees.
#### The Rail Regulator. . ..
##### 7A
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#### Consumer protection conditions.
#### Provision, improvement and development of railway facilities.
#### Modification by order under other enactments.
##### 46A
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#### Applications for directions under section 22A: procedure.
#### Orders for securing compliance.
#### Investigatory functions.
#### Procedural requirements for section 55 orders.
#### General functions.
#### General duties of Rail Passengers’ Committees.
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[^key-c3ca820207394ea6e40a3519dbaa1657]: Words in [s. 149(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/149/5) substituted (E.W.) (26.12.2023) by [Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55), [s. 255(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/255/2/c), [Sch. 4 para. 116](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/schedule/4/paragraph/116) (with [s. 247](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/247))
[^key-96c2523abded474f6ba4e09eb4be405d]: Act: power to amend conferred (24.5.2024 for specified purposes) by [Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13), [ss. 138(2)-(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/138/2), [339(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/339/2/c)
##### 26ZA
- (1) This section applies in the case of an invitation to tender under section 26 for the provision of services if—
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#### Other terms and conditions of franchise agreements.
#### Proposals to discontinue non-franchised etc. passenger services.
#### Proposals to discontinue franchised etc. passenger services.
#### Competition functions of the Office of Rail and Road
#### Keeping of register by the Office of Rail and Road.
#### Functions under local or private legislation etc.
#### Interpretation of Part II.
In section 40, in subsection (4), paragraph (c) and the word “or" immediately preceding it; in subsection (5), the words following paragraph (c); subsection (6); in subsection (7), paragraph (b); in subsection (8), the words “or (as the case may require) to the Railways Board"; in subsection (9), the words “the Railways Board"; in subsection (11), the words “or the Railways Board"
#### Reports on modification references.
#### Functions under section 56 of the Transport Act 1962.
#### Safety of railways and other guided transport systems.
#### Security: power of Secretary of State to give instructions.
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
#### Crown application.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
#### Safety of railways and other guided transport systems.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
#### Sections 15A and 15B: supplementary.
#### Code of practice for protection of interests of rail users who are disabled.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
#### Minor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
#### References under paragraph 9: time limits
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
#### Transfer schemes: general.
#### Interpretation of Part II.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
#### References under paragraph 9: application of Enterprise Act 2002
In section 40, in subsection (4), paragraph (c) and the word “or" immediately preceding it; in subsection (5), the words following paragraph (c); subsection (6); in subsection (7), paragraph (b); in subsection (8), the words “or (as the case may require) to the Railways Board"; in subsection (9), the words “the Railways Board"; in subsection (11), the words “or the Railways Board"
#### Modification following report.
#### General duties of Rail Passengers’ Committees.
#### Interpretation of Part II.
#### Control of railways in time of hostilities, severe international tension or great national emergency.
##### 24A
- (1) Conditions specified in an order under section 24 made by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers may, in particular, include conditions which are to apply to any person providing services under an operator agreement.
- (2) An order under section 24 made by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers may include provision which, subject to any modifications that the Secretary of State considers appropriate or (as the case may be) that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, has an effect in connection with operator agreements which corresponds or is similar to the effect of the following provisions in connection with franchise agreements—
- (a) section 27(3) of this Act (restrictions on transfer or creation of security over assets);
- (b) section 27(5) of this Act (transactions entered into in breach of restrictions to be void);
- (c) section 27(6) and (7) of this Act (no execution or other legal process etc in respect of assets);
- (d) section 31 of this Act (disapplication of legislation: security of tenure of business premises);
- (e) sections 55 to 58 of this Act (enforcement);
- (f) section 12 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Railways Act 2005 (transfer schemes), subject to subsection (4) below.
- (3) Provision included in an order by virtue of subsection (2) may be made by applying the provision in question, subject to any modifications that the Secretary of State considers appropriate or (as the case may be) that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
- (4) The provision which may be included in an order by virtue of subsection (2)(f) is subject to the following restrictions—
- (a) it is to be provision which applies only where an operator agreement is or has been in force to which one of the following is or was party—
- (i) a Passenger Transport Executive,
- (ia) an STB,
- (ii) a local transport authority, or
- (iii) a relevant company;
- (b) the person entitled under the provision to make a transfer scheme is to be a Passenger Transport Executive, an STB or local transport authority which—
- (i) is or was party to the operator agreement, or
- (ii) is the owner, or one of the owners, of a relevant company which is or was party to the operator agreement;
- (c) the persons to whom assets may be transferred under a scheme made under the provision are to be—
- (i) the Passenger Transport Executive, STB or local transport authority which makes the scheme;
- (ii) any other Passenger Transport Executive, STB or local transport authority which—
- (a) is or was party to the operator agreement, or
- (b) is the owner, or one of the owners, of a relevant company which is or was party to the operator agreement;
- (iii) a relevant company;
- (iv) a person who is, or is to be, the operator under an operator agreement.
- (5) In this section—
- “*local transport authority*” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000 (see section 108(4) of that Act);
- “*operator agreement*” means any agreement which a person who has the benefit of a franchise exemption may enter into for another person (“*the operator*”) to provide the services (or any part of the services) in respect of which the exemption is granted;
- “*Passenger Transport Executive*” means a body which is such an Executive for the purposes of Part 2 of the Transport Act 1968;
- “*relevant company*” means—a company that is wholly owned by a Passenger Transport Executive, an STB or a local transport authority, ora company of which each owner is a Passenger Transport Executive, an STB or a local transport authority.
- “*STB*” means a sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.
### References under paragraph 9: time limits
### References under paragraph 9: application of Enterprise Act 2002
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
#### Service of documents under sections 118 to 120: additional provisions
#### Minor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
#### Safety of railways and other guided transport systems.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
#### Sections 15A and 15B: supplementary.
#### Code of practice for protection of interests of rail users who are disabled.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
#### Minor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
#### References under paragraph 9: time limits
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
#### Transfer schemes: general.
#### Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
#### References under paragraph 9: application of Enterprise Act 2002
In section 40, in subsection (4), paragraph (c) and the word “or" immediately preceding it; in subsection (5), the words following paragraph (c); subsection (6); in subsection (7), paragraph (b); in subsection (8), the words “or (as the case may require) to the Railways Board"; in subsection (9), the words “the Railways Board"; in subsection (11), the words “or the Railways Board"
##### 24A
- (1) Conditions specified in an order under section 24 made by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers may, in particular, include conditions which are to apply to any person providing services under an operator agreement.
- (2) An order under section 24 made by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers may include provision which, subject to any modifications that the Secretary of State considers appropriate or (as the case may be) that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, has an effect in connection with operator agreements which corresponds or is similar to the effect of the following provisions in connection with franchise agreements—
- (a) section 27(3) of this Act (restrictions on transfer or creation of security over assets);
- (b) section 27(5) of this Act (transactions entered into in breach of restrictions to be void);
- (c) section 27(6) and (7) of this Act (no execution or other legal process etc in respect of assets);
- (d) section 31 of this Act (disapplication of legislation: security of tenure of business premises);
- (e) sections 55 to 58 of this Act (enforcement);
- (f) section 12 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Railways Act 2005 (transfer schemes), subject to subsection (4) below.
- (3) Provision included in an order by virtue of subsection (2) may be made by applying the provision in question, subject to any modifications that the Secretary of State considers appropriate or (as the case may be) that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
- (4) The provision which may be included in an order by virtue of subsection (2)(f) is subject to the following restrictions—
- (a) it is to be provision which applies only where an operator agreement is or has been in force to which one of the following is or was party—
- (i) a Passenger Transport Executive,
- (ia) an STB,
- (ii) a local transport authority, or
- (iii) a relevant company;
- (b) the person entitled under the provision to make a transfer scheme is to be a Passenger Transport Executive, an STB or local transport authority which—
- (i) is or was party to the operator agreement, or
- (ii) is the owner, or one of the owners, of a relevant company which is or was party to the operator agreement;
- (c) the persons to whom assets may be transferred under a scheme made under the provision are to be—
- (i) the Passenger Transport Executive, STB or local transport authority which makes the scheme;
- (ii) any other Passenger Transport Executive, STB or local transport authority which—
- (a) is or was party to the operator agreement, or
- (b) is the owner, or one of the owners, of a relevant company which is or was party to the operator agreement;
- (iii) a relevant company;
- (iv) a person who is, or is to be, the operator under an operator agreement.
- (5) In this section—
- “*local transport authority*” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000 (see section 108(4) of that Act);
- “*operator agreement*” means any agreement which a person who has the benefit of a franchise exemption may enter into for another person (“*the operator*”) to provide the services (or any part of the services) in respect of which the exemption is granted;
- “*Passenger Transport Executive*” means a body which is such an Executive for the purposes of Part 2 of the Transport Act 1968;
- “*relevant company*” means—a company that is wholly owned by a Passenger Transport Executive, an STB or a local transport authority, ora company of which each owner is a Passenger Transport Executive, an STB or a local transport authority.
- “*STB*” means a sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.
### References under paragraph 9: time limits
### References under paragraph 9: application of Enterprise Act 2002
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
In section 40, in subsection (4), paragraph (c) and the word “or" immediately preceding it; in subsection (5), the words following paragraph (c); subsection (6); in subsection (7), paragraph (b); in subsection (8), the words “or (as the case may require) to the Railways Board"; in subsection (9), the words “the Railways Board"; in subsection (11), the words “or the Railways Board"
##### 73B
- (1) The Welsh Ministers must maintain a register.
- (2) The register must be kept in such form and at such premises as the Welsh Ministers determine.
- (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the Welsh Ministers must cause the provisions of each of the following to be entered in the register—
- (a) every designation made by them under section 23 and every variation or revocation of such a designation;
- (b) every franchise exemption granted by them;
- (c) every franchise agreement to which they are a party;
- (d) every amendment of such a franchise agreement as it relates to a Wales-only service or a Welsh component of a Welsh service, other than amendments which are unlikely to have a material effect on the provision of services under the agreement or on any sums payable under it;
- (e) every determination made by them under section 34 of the Railways Act 2005 that a closure is a minor modification or that closures of a particular description are minor modifications;
- (f) every revocation of a determination made by them under that section in relation to a description of closures;
- (g) every condition agreed to under subsection (5) of that section in connection with a determination made by them;
- (h) every final or provisional order made by them;
- (i) every revocation by them of such an order;
- (j) every notice given by them under section 55(6) of a decision not to make such an order;
- (k) every penalty imposed by them under section 57A;
- (l) every statement of policy published by them under section 57B.
- (4) The Welsh Ministers may enter the provisions of anything in the register in a manner that excludes, so far as practicable, so much of the details of those provisions as they consider it appropriate to exclude for the purpose of maintaining the confidentiality of—
- (a) matters relating to the affairs of an individual the publication of which would or might, in the Welsh Ministers’ opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual; and
- (b) matters relating specifically to the affairs of a particular body of persons the publication of which would or might, in the Welsh Ministers’ opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that body.
- (5) If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that the entry of any provision in the register would be against the public interest they may decide not to enter it in the register.
- (6) The contents of the register must be available for inspection, at any time and free of charge, by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Office of Rail and Road.
- (7) The Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Office of Rail and Road may each require the Welsh Ministers to supply them with a certified copy of a part of the register, or with a certified extract from it, free of charge.
- (8) The references in subsection (7) to a certified copy or a certified extract are references to a copy or extract that has been certified by the Welsh Ministers to be a true copy or extract.
- (9) In subsection (3)(d) “amendment”, in relation to a franchise agreement, means any amendment however described, including variations (whether or not effected in accordance with the terms of the agreement or by a modification of it) of the property, rights and liabilities which from time to time constitute the franchise assets.
In section 40, in subsection (4), paragraph (c) and the word “or" immediately preceding it; in subsection (5), the words following paragraph (c); subsection (6); in subsection (7), paragraph (b); in subsection (8), the words “or (as the case may require) to the Railways Board"; in subsection (9), the words “the Railways Board"; in subsection (11), the words “or the Railways Board"
##### 73B
- (1) The Welsh Ministers must maintain a register.
- (2) The register must be kept in such form and at such premises as the Welsh Ministers determine.
- (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the Welsh Ministers must cause the provisions of each of the following to be entered in the register—
- (a) every designation made by them under section 23 and every variation or revocation of such a designation;
- (b) every franchise exemption granted by them;
- (c) every franchise agreement to which they are a party;
- (d) every amendment of such a franchise agreement as it relates to a Wales-only service or a Welsh component of a Welsh service, other than amendments which are unlikely to have a material effect on the provision of services under the agreement or on any sums payable under it;
- (e) every determination made by them under section 34 of the Railways Act 2005 that a closure is a minor modification or that closures of a particular description are minor modifications;
- (f) every revocation of a determination made by them under that section in relation to a description of closures;
- (g) every condition agreed to under subsection (5) of that section in connection with a determination made by them;
- (h) every final or provisional order made by them;
- (i) every revocation by them of such an order;
- (j) every notice given by them under section 55(6) of a decision not to make such an order;
- (k) every penalty imposed by them under section 57A;
- (l) every statement of policy published by them under section 57B.
- (4) The Welsh Ministers may enter the provisions of anything in the register in a manner that excludes, so far as practicable, so much of the details of those provisions as they consider it appropriate to exclude for the purpose of maintaining the confidentiality of—
- (a) matters relating to the affairs of an individual the publication of which would or might, in the Welsh Ministers’ opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual; and
- (b) matters relating specifically to the affairs of a particular body of persons the publication of which would or might, in the Welsh Ministers’ opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that body.
- (5) If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that the entry of any provision in the register would be against the public interest they may decide not to enter it in the register.
- (6) The contents of the register must be available for inspection, at any time and free of charge, by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Office of Rail and Road.
- (7) The Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Office of Rail and Road may each require the Welsh Ministers to supply them with a certified copy of a part of the register, or with a certified extract from it, free of charge.
- (8) The references in subsection (7) to a certified copy or a certified extract are references to a copy or extract that has been certified by the Welsh Ministers to be a true copy or extract.
- (9) In subsection (3)(d) “amendment”, in relation to a franchise agreement, means any amendment however described, including variations (whether or not effected in accordance with the terms of the agreement or by a modification of it) of the property, rights and liabilities which from time to time constitute the franchise assets.
“33 to 36, 38", paragraph (b) and the word “and" immediately preceding it.
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