SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Provision of passenger rail services

Minor correcting amendments

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1

The Transport Act 1968 is amended as follows.

2

In section 9(1)(c)—

a

in sub-paragraph (i), for “sub-paragraph (ia)” substitute “ sub-paragraphs (ia) to (ie) ”;

b

after sub-paragraph (ia) insert—

ib

in relation to the area of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive;

ic

in relation to the area of the Greater Merseyside Combined Authority, the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive;

id

in relation to the area of the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority, the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive;

ie

in relation to the area of the Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority, the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive;

3

In section 16(2A)—

a

for “subsection (2)” substitute “ subsection (1) ”;

b

omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (b);

c

after paragraph (c) insert

; and

d

the words from “including in particular” to the end of the subsection were omitted.

4

In Schedule 5—

a

in Part 2, in paragraph 2, after “as the case may be,”, in both places where it occurs, insert “ the combined authority area or ”;

b

in Part 3, in paragraph 11(a), after “integrated transport area” insert “ , a combined authority area ”.

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1

In section 30 of the Railways Act 1993 (duty of relevant franchising authority), subsection (3) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (b)—

a

for “notice” substitute “ proposal ”;

b

for “the proposal date specified for the purposes of subsection (5)(a)(ii) of that section” substitute “ the date for the discontinuance of services specified in the proposal ”.

3

In paragraph (c), for “subsection (2)” substitute “ subsection (3) ”.