The Railways (Substitute Road Services) (Exemptions) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/1935
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Railways (Substitute Road Services) (Exemptions) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1 October 2006.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Transport Act 2000;

“the Railways Act ” means the Railways Act 1993 ;

“network” has the meaning given in section 83 of the Railways Act;

“passenger licence” has the meaning given in section 83 of the Railways Act;

“relevant operator” has the meaning given in article 4;

“railway asset” has the meaning given in section 6 of the Railways Act;

“railway passenger services” has the meaning given in section 83 of the Railways Act;

“ SNRP ” means a statement of national regulatory provisions, issued pursuant to regulation 10 of the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 ; and

“through ticketing” has the meaning given in section 83 of the Railways Act .

Section 3 Exemption in favour of Relevant Operators

Exemption is granted to every relevant operator from section 248(2) of the Act in respect of all substitute road services other than those provided in relation to the railway passenger services specified in the Schedule.

Section 4 Relevant Operators

(1) Subject to paragraph 2, a relevant operator is an operator of railway passenger services who is—

(a) not required under the terms of its passenger licence or SNRP to provide through ticketing facilities; or

(b) exempted under section 7 of the Railways Act from the requirement under section 6 of the Railways Act to be authorised by licence to operate the railway assets used in the provision of those services.

(2) Where the provision of railway passenger services is secured by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers pursuant to section 30 of the Railways Act the operator providing such services is not a relevant operator.

Section 1

Services provided by a person on any network constructed in consequence of the making of any of the works authorised by—

(1) the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Acts 1973 to 1989 ;

(2) the Midland Metro Acts 1989 to 1993 .

Section 2

Services provided by—

(1) the Concessionaire as defined in Article 2 of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2004 ; or

(2) the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive.

Section 3

Services provided by a person on—

(1) any network constructed in consequence of the making of any of the works authorised by section 5 of the Heathrow Express Railway Act 1991 ; or

(2) any network which extends or connects any such network as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above to any part of Heathrow Airport.

Section 4

Services provided by a person on any network comprised in the tunnel system within the meaning of section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 .

Section 5

Services provided by Transport for London or any subsidiary of theirs on any network on which regular scheduled railway passenger services are provided only by Transport for London or any subsidiary of theirs.