The Railways (North and West London Lines) Exemption Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1790
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Railways (North and West London Lines) Exemption Order 2007 and comes into force on 11th November 2007.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“concession agreement” means an agreement entered into by a TfL company, pursuant to which another person agrees to provide a railway passenger service for that TfL company;

“TfL company” means Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries; and

“TfL concessionaire” means, in respect of a railway passenger service provided for a TfL company, the person who has agreed by a concession agreement to provide that service.

Section 3 Franchise exemption

Exemption from designation under section 23(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (passenger services to be subject to franchise agreements) is granted to each TfL concessionaire in respect of any railway passenger service operated by that concessionaire on a route specified in the Schedule.