The Railways Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/1951
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Railways Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2006.

Section 2 Commencement

(1) The provisions of the Railways Act 2005 specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 1st August 2006.

(2) Those provisions are as follows—

(a) section 1(10);

(b) sections 42 and 43;

(c) section 45(1), in so far as it relates to the definitions of “closure”, “closures guidance” and “railway funding authority”;

(d) section 45(2);

(e) section 56, to the extent that it is not yet in force;

(f) section 59(1), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 12 brought into force by this Order;

(g) section 59(6), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 13 brought into force by this Order;

(h) Schedule 12, paragraph 17(1), in so far as it relates to the other provisions of paragraph 17 brought into force by this Order;

(i) Schedule 12, paragraph 17(4) to (6); and

(j) the entry in Part 1 of Schedule 13 relating to section 248(3) of the Transport Act 2000 .