The Docklands Light Railway (Lewisham Extension) (Exemptions) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/3112
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Docklands Light Railway (Lewisham Extension) (Exemptions) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 13th December 1999.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 1993 Act ” means the Railways Act 1993;

“the Lewisham 1993 Act ” means the London Docklands Railway (Lewisham) Act 1993 ;

“ DLR ” means Docklands Light Railway Limited;

“the specified network” means the network constructed in consequence of the making of any of the works authorised by section 4 of the Lewisham 1993 Act;

“specified station” means any station, or part of a station, constructed as part of the specified network pursuant to powers conferred by the Lewisham Act 1993 and from which no regular scheduled railway passenger services are provided by any person other than DLR.

Section 3 Franchise exemption

Exemption from designation under section 23(1) of the 1993 Act (designation of passenger services as eligible for franchising) is granted to DLR in respect of every railway passenger service provided by DLR on the specified network.

Section 4 Disapplication of closure provisions

(1) Every railway passenger service provided by DLR on the specified network is hereby designated as a service in relation to which section 37 of the 1993 Act (closure of non-franchised etc. passenger services) is not to have effect.

(2) The specified network is hereby designated as a network in relation to which section 39 of the 1993 Act (closure of operational passenger networks) is not to have effect.

(3) Every specified station is hereby designated as a station in relation to which section 41 of the 1993 Act (closure of railway facilities used in connection with passenger services) is not to have effect.