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

• Citation: S.I. 2003/1695
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Railways (Rail Passengers’ Council and Rail Passengers’ Committees) (Exemptions) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 29th July 2003.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Railways Act 1993;

“International railway passenger services” has the meaning given by section 41(6) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 ; and

“the Metro” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1989 .

Section 3 Exemption in favour of the Rail Passengers’ Council

Save in relation to the duties imposed by section 76(7A), exemption is granted to the Rail Passengers’ Council from the duties imposed by section 76 of the Act in relation to any railway passenger service to which this article applies.

Section 4 Exemption in favour of the Rail Passengers’ Committees

Save in relation to the duties imposed by section 77(9A), exemption is granted to the Rail Passengers’ Committees from the duties imposed by section 77 of the Act in relation to any railway passenger service to which this article applies.

Section 5 Railway passenger services to which articles 3 and 4 apply

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), articles 3 and 4 apply to the following railway passenger services—

(a) railway passenger services which are provided by a passenger service operator which is not required under the terms of its passenger licence to provide through ticketing facilities; and

(b) railway passenger services in respect of which the passenger service operator is exempted under section 7 of the Act from the requirement under section 6 of the Act to be authorised by licence to operate the railway assets used in the provision of those services.

(2) Articles 3 and 4 do not apply to railway passenger services specified in the Schedule to this Order.