The Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/573
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement.

(1) This Order may be cited as the Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994.

(2) Articles 1 to 3, 5 and 6 of this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994 and article 4 of this Order shall come into force on 2nd April 1994.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Railways Act 1993; and

“ LRT company ” means London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs.

Section 3 Licence exemption

Exemption is granted to every LRT company from the requirement to be authorised by licence to be the operator of—

(a) any network on which, or any station from which, no regular scheduled railway passenger services are provided other than by an LRT company;

(b) any light maintenance depot which is not used in connection with the provision, other than by an LRT company, of railway passenger services;

(c) any train—

(i) being used on any such network as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above for any purpose comprised in the operation of that network, or for a purpose preparatory or incidental to, or consequential on, any such use;

(ii) being used on a network for a purpose preparatory or incidental to, or consequential on, the provision of light maintenance services at any such light maintenance depot as is mentioned in paragraph (b) above.

Section 4 Facility exemption

Exemption from sections 17 and 18 of the Act (access to railway facilities) is granted to every LRT company in respect of—

(a) track comprised in every such network as is mentioned in article 3(a) above;

(b) every such station as is mentioned in article 3(a) above;

(c) every such light maintenance depot as is mentioned in article 3(b) above; and

(d) any part of a station (other than a station such as is mentioned in article 3(a) above), which part is not used in connection with the provision, other than by an LRT company, of regular scheduled railway passenger services;

by reference to which the company in question is a facility owner.

Section 5 Franchise exemption

Exemption from designation under section 23(1) of the Act (designation of passenger services as eligible for franchising) is granted to every LRT company in respect of every railway passenger service provided by the company in question. Disapplication of closure provisions.

Section 6 Franchise exemption

(1) Every railway passenger service provided by an LRT company is a service in relation to which section 37 of the Act (closure of non-franchised etc.passenger services) is not to have effect.

(2) Every network of which an LRT company is the operator is a network in relation to which section 39 of the Act (closure of operational passenger networks) is not to have effect.

(3) Every station or light maintenance depot of which an LRT company is the operator is a station or (as the case may be) a light maintenance depot in relation to which section 41 of the Act (closure of railway facilities used in connection with passenger services) is not to have effect.