The Railways (East London Railway Services) Exemption Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/3335
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Railways (East London Railway Services) Exemption Order 2009 and comes into force on 12th January 2010.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“concession agreement” means an agreement entered into by a TfL company, pursuant to which another person, not being a TfL company, 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 for the time being to provide that service.

Section 3 Franchise exemption

This Order grants an exemption from designation under section 23(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (passenger services to be subject to franchise agreements) to each TfL concessionaire in respect of any railway passenger service provided by that concessionaire on a route specified in the Schedule or part of that route.