Article 2
1. In subsection (3) of section 8 of the Railways Act 1974(1)(grants to assist the provision of facilities for freight haulage by rail), the words from and shall be supported onwards shall be omitted.
2. The Transport Act 1985(2)shall be amended as follows—
(a)in subsection (1) of section 6 (registration of local services) after the words “the Railways Board” there shall be inserted the words “or the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising”;
(b)in subsection (2) of section 35 (London local service licences) for the words from “of any service onwards” there shall be substituted the words “, or the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising, of any service secured by the Board or, as the case may be, the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising under section 4A of the 1962 Act (provision of road passenger transport services).”.
1974 c. 48. There are amendments to section 8 not relevant to this Order. Section 8 is repealed by Schedule 14 of the Railways Act 1993, which comes into force on 15th July 1994, but is saved for transitional purposes, by virtue of the provisions of the Railways Act 1993 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994, S.I. 1994/1648 (c. 29).