UK Act of Parliament
1993
United Kingdom
Railways Act 1993
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
75 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 3 statutory instruments
Penalty landscape
6 of 75 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 7 carry different penalties and 62 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 23
- Operator 2
- Director or Officer 2
- Trader 2
- Applicant 1
- Contractor 1
Plus 44 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 duties
Directors and Officers also bound by 425 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 161 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 108 duties
- Insolvency Act 1986 1986 72 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 55 duties
- The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 2018 26 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
Applicants also bound by 294 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 46 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 30 duties
- The Land Registration Rules 2003 2003 25 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 18 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 14 duties
Contractors also bound by 178 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 2015 137 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 2015 134 duties
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 114 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 2023 93 duties
- The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2004 87 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — The Provision of Railway Services
General duties of the Secretary of State and the Office of Rail and Road
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR and Secretary of State must exercise rail functions to protect users Statutory regulator
Modification references to the CMA
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must notify licence holders of CMA modification references Statutory regulator
References under section 13: time limits
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must notify licence holders of CMA report extensions Statutory regulator
Reports on modification references.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CMA must report on railway licence modification references Statutory regulator
Modification following report.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must consult and notify before modifying rail licence conditions Statutory regulator
Making of modifications by CMA.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CMA must consult before modifying railway licences Statutory regulator
Making of applications for directions.
- Apply in writing to the ORR for railway facility directions Applicant
Code of practice.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must maintain and publish a railway infrastructure code of practice Statutory regulator
Review of access charges by the Office of Rail and Road.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must review rail access charges Statutory regulator
Designation of passenger services.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State and Ministers must designate railway passenger services Crown / Minister / Government department
Review of directions.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify bidders of rail franchise directions Crown / Minister / Government department
Transfer of franchise assets and shares.
- Obtain consent before transferring or mortgaging railway franchise assets Operator
Fares and approved discount fare schemes.
- Participate in approved discount fare schemes and cap prices Operator
Public sector provision of services.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Franchising authority must provide rail services if a franchise ends Crown / Minister / Government department
Exclusion of liability for breach of statutory duty.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government ministers are not civilly liable for rail service failures Crown / Minister / Government department
Orders for securing compliance.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must issue compliance orders for rail operator regulation breaches Statutory regulator
Procedural requirements for section 55 orders.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must follow notice procedures before making rail enforcement orders Statutory regulator
Penalties.
- Breach of rail licence conditions or regulatory orders Any Person
Power to require information etc for purposes of sections 55 and 57A.
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide information or tampering with documents (Railways) Any Person
Restrictions on voluntary winding up and insolvency proceedings in the case of protected railway companies.
- Apply for court leave before voluntary winding up your railway company Trader
Investigatory functions.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must investigate rail licence breaches and safety concerns Statutory regulator
General functions.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must monitor railway services and provide advice to the government Statutory regulator
Code of practice for protection of interests of rail users who are disabled.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must create and promote a code of practice for disabled rail users Crown / Minister / Government department
Keeping of register by the Office of Rail and Road.
Fine up to £1,000- Fail to submit rail access agreement or amendment Any Person
Keeping of register by the Scottish Ministers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Ministers must maintain a register of rail franchise and safety info Crown / Minister / Government department
Keeping of register by the Welsh Ministers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must maintain a public register of rail documents Crown / Minister / Government department
Annual and other reports of the Office of Rail and Road.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must publish annual reports on rail activities and regulation Statutory regulator
General railway duties of Passengers’ Council.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Passengers’ Council must investigate rail service complaints and issues Statutory regulator
Duty of certain persons to furnish information to the Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the Office of Rail and Road on request.
Unlimited fine- Altering or destroying records requested by rail regulators Any Person
Browse 92 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
The Rail Regulator. . ..
Passengers’ Committees.
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Prohibition on unauthorised operators of railway assets.
Exemptions from section 6.
Consumer protection conditions.
Licences.
Conditions of licences: general.
Conditions of licences: activities carried on by virtue of a licence exemption.
Assignment of licences.
Modification by agreement.
References under section 13: application of Enterprise Act 2002
CMA's power to veto modifications following report.
S ections 15A and 15B: supplementary.
Modification by order under other enactments.
Provision, improvement and development of railway facilities.
Exemption of railway facilities from section 16A.
Procedure for considering applications.
Decisions on applications: adequate reward.
Other provisions about decisions.
Directions: compliance, variation and revocation.
Supplementary.
Access agreements: directions requiring facility owners to enter into contracts for the use of their railway facilities.
Access agreements: contracts requiring the approval of the Office of Rail and Road.
Access agreements: contracts for the use, on behalf of the Secretary of State , of installations comprised in a network.
Exemption of railway facilities from sections 17 , 18 and 22A.
Model clauses for access contracts.
Amendment of access agreements.
Directions to require amendment permitting more extensive use.
Applications for directions under section 22A: procedure.
Amendment: supplementary.
Exemption of passenger services from section 23(1).
Prohibition on franchise extensions and new franchises
No adequate tenders for franchise.
Other terms and conditions of franchise agreements.
Temporary continuation of existing franchises
Agreements and extensions under section 30A
Sections 30 to 30B : supplementary
Leases granted in pursuance of franchise agreements: no security of tenure.
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Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives: franchising.
Termination and variation of section 20(2) agreements by the Authority.
Miscellaneous amendments of the Transport Act 1968.
Proposals to discontinue non-franchised etc. passenger services.
Proposals to discontinue franchised etc. passenger services.
Notification of proposals to close operational passenger networks.
Proposals to close passenger networks operated on behalf of theAuthority.
Notification of proposals to close railway facilities used in connection with passenger services.
Proposals to close passenger railway facilities operated on behalf of the Authority.
Notification to, and functions of, theSecretary of State and the relevantRail Passengers Committees.
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Closure conditions: general.
Variation of closure conditions.
General determinations of minor closures.
Notification of minor closures to Regulator.
Withdrawal of bus substitution service.
Objections to withdrawal of bus substitution service.
Revocation or variation of bus substitution conditions.
Experimental railway passenger services.
Abolition of former closure procedures, exemptions from new procedures and imposition of alternative procedure.
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Exercise of functions for purpose of encouraging investment in the railways.
Validity and effect of section 55 orders.
Statement of policy.
Procedural requirements for penalties.
Time limits.
Interest and payment of instalments.
Validity and effect of penalties.
Meaning and effect of railway administration order.
Railway administration orders made on special petitions.
Restriction on making winding-up order in respect of protected railway company.
Government financial assistance where railway administration orders made.
Guarantees under section 63.
Financial assistance by Scottish Ministers or Welsh Ministers
Meaning of “company" and application of provisions to unregistered, foreign and other companies.
Amendments of the Fair Trading Act 1973.
Competition functions of the Office of Rail and Road
Publication of information and advice.
Investigatory functions.
Keeping of register by the Secretary of State.
Annual reports of the Franchising Director.
Delegation of duties under section 76(7A)
General duties of Rail Passengers’ Committees.
Functions under section 56 of the Transport Act 1962.
Annual reports by the Rail Passengers’ Council and the Rail Passengers’ Committees.
Meaning of “railway".
Meaning of “railway services" etc.
Interpretation of Part I.
Part II — Re-organisation of the Railways
Transfers of interests in certain companies: provisions supplemental to sections 84 to 87.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure ownership of railway companies during transfers Crown / Minister / Government department
Assignment of employees to particular parts of undertakings.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Make and implement employee assignment schemes for railway restructures Crown / Minister / Government department
Power of the Secretary of State or the Franchising Director to require provision of information in connection with transfer schemes.
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide information or tamper with documents for rail transfer schemes Any Person
Functions of the Secretary of State in relation to transfer schemes.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must approve and may modify railway transfer schemes Crown / Minister / Government department
Supplementary provisions as to transfers by transfer scheme.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Specific rules apply when assets or staff are transferred by a transfer scheme Crown / Minister / Government department
Target investment limit for Government shareholding in certain successor companies.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must set and lower government shareholding limits Crown / Minister / Government department
Government lending to certain successor companies.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must account for loans made to Crown-owned rail companies Crown / Minister / Government department
Treasury guarantees for loans made to certain successor companies.
- Repay Treasury and pay interest if a loan guarantee is triggered Trader
Extinguishment of certain liabilities of successor companies.
Amended 1 timeOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may extinguish railway company loan liabilities and require share or debenture issue Crown / Minister / Government department
Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax.
- Adhere to stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax rules for railway transfers Any Person
The Secretary of State, the Franchising Director and the Board not to be regarded as shadow directors of certain railway companies etc.
Amended 2 timesBrowse 22 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Powers of the Board to form companies.
Powers of the Board to make transfer schemes.
Powers of the Franchising Director to make transfer schemes.
Transfer to the Secretary of State or the Franchising Director of the Board’s function of making transfer schemes.
Disposals by the Board and its subsidiaries.
Directions to the Board about the exercise of rights conferred by holdings in companies.
Transfer schemes: general.
Functions under local or private legislation etc.
Accounting provisions.
Initial share holding in successor companies.
Government investment in securities of successor companies.
Exercise of functions through nominees.
Temporary restrictions on borrowings etc.
Grants to certain successor companies.
Responsibility for composite listing particulars of certain licensed successor companies.
Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 in relation to investment in certain licensed successor companies.
Grants to the Board.
Application of sections 19 to 21A of the Transport Act 1962 to wholly owned subsidiaries of the Board.
Financial limits on loans.
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Parliamentary disqualification.
Interpretation of Part II.
Part III — Miscellaneous, General and Supplemental Provisions
Control of railways in time of hostilities, severe international tension or great national emergency.
2 years imprisonment Amended 17 times- Fail to comply with emergency government directions regarding railways Any Person
Security: power of Secretary of State to give instructions.
2 years imprisonment Amended 4 times- Failure to comply with railway security instructions Any Person
Security: enforcement notices.
2 years imprisonment- Fail to comply with a rail security enforcement notice Any Person
Security: inspections.
2 years imprisonment- Obstruct railway security inspections or provide false information Any Person
Railway security services: approved providers
2 years imprisonment- Use of unapproved railway security services Any Person
Statutory authority as a defence to actions in nuisance etc.
Amended 1 timeNo person to be common carrier by railway.
- You are not legally classified as a common carrier Any Person
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Amended 1 timeBye-laws.
Amended 2 timesPenalty fares.
Fine up to £500 Amended 12 times- Provide false information or refuse to provide details to rail collectors Any Person
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Amended 1 timeSchemes for the organisation etc. of transport police.
Amended 6 timesTerms and conditions of employment of transport police.
Amended 3 timesPensions.
Amended 1 timeConcessionary travel for railway staff etc.
Amended 24 timesGrants and subsidies.
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Amended 1 timeGeneral financial provisions.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must provide funding for the administration of the Railways Act Crown / Minister / Government department
Regulations and orders.
Amended 6 timesDirections.
Amended 2 times- Comply with formal directions issued under the Railways Act Any Person
General restrictions on disclosure of information.
Amended 68 times- Do not disclose protected business information obtained under the Railways Act Any Person
Making of false statements etc.
Unlimited fine- Making false statements or providing misleading information Any Person
Offences by bodies corporate or Scottish partnerships.
2 years imprisonment- Personal liability for directors and officers for company rail offences Director or Officer
Proceedings in Scotland.
Amended 1 timeService of documents.
Amended 5 timesService of documents under sections 118 to 120: additional provisions
Amended 5 timesCrown application.
Amended 5 timesGeneral interpretation.
Amended 18 timesMinor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
Amended 1 timeShort title, commencement and extent.
Amended 2 timesBrowse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Safety of railways and other guided transport systems.
Carriage of mail by railway.
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Grants and other payments towards facilities for public passenger transport to and from airports, harbours etc.
Power to make consequential modifications in other Acts etc.
Schedules
Rail Passengers committees
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Strategy Authority must fund and support Rail Passengers’ Committees Crown / Minister / Government department
The Authority shall make arrangements for a Rail Passengers’ Committee...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must provide office accommodation and services to Rail Passengers' Committee Statutory regulator
The Rail Passengers’ Council
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rail Passengers’ Council must hold public meetings at least twice a year Statutory regulator
The Authority shall make arrangements for the Rail Passengers’ Council...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authority must provide office accommodation and services to Rail Passengers’ Council Statutory regulator
Review of access charges by the Office of Rail and Road
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must notify parties and authorities before reviewing rail access charges Statutory regulator
(1) Where a report of the CMA on a reference...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must implement CMA-identified remedies for rail competition issues Statutory regulator
(1) Before beginning an access charges review, the Office of...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must notify stakeholders before starting an access charges review Statutory regulator
(1) Where a notice under paragraph 1C is given to...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must provide ORR with railway objectives and funding info before an access charges review Crown / Minister / Government department
(1) If, at any time in the course of an...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers must revise information if ORR warns of funding gaps Crown / Minister / Government department
(1) If, at any time in the course of an...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must notify government if access charges review harms operators Statutory regulator
(1) Section 17 of the 1986 Act (duties of administrator),...
- Special railway administrator must manage the company according to approved proposals Director or Officer
Transfer of relevant activities in connection with railway administration orders
- Cooperate and provide information for railway transfer schemes Contractor
(1) The existing appointee, acting with the consent of the...
- Provide information and assistance to the authority on request Any Person
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may provide for the...
- Secure effective transfer of foreign property, rights and liabilities in a transfer scheme Any Person
Transfers by transfer scheme
- Agree in writing to the division of property and rights following a transfer Any Person
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 8 to...
- Notify affected parties when rights or liabilities are split and offer compensation Any Person
(1) It shall be the duty of the transferor and...
- Agree in writing on property, rights and liabilities after a rail transfer Any Person
(1) This paragraph applies in any case where a transfer...
- Ensure effective transfer of foreign property, rights and liabilities under a transfer scheme Any Person
(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied on the...
- Do not dispose of specified railway land without Secretary of State consent Any Person
(1) Section 2 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- London Regional Transport and Franchising Director must cooperate to coordinate London passenger services Crown / Minister / Government department
In section 31 of that Act (duty of Board to...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Railways Board must consult London Regional Transport on London fares and services Crown / Minister / Government department
After that section there shall be inserted— Duty of Franchising...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Franchising Director must consult TfL on London fares and service levels Crown / Minister / Government department
Transitional provisions and savings
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may issue directions to railway service providers Crown / Minister / Government department
(1) Unless the Secretary of State otherwise directs, any person...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Deliver papers and materials from the former Central Committee to the new Central Committee Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 158 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Remuneration, pensions etc.
(1) There shall be paid to a holder of the...
(1) The Regulator . . . may . . .,...
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—...
The Regulator . . . shall . . . have...
Anything authorised or required by or under this Act or...
The Documentary Evidence Act 1868 shall have effect as if—...
In the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, in Schedule 2 (departments...
In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...
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There shall be paid to the chairman and other members...
If a person ceases to hold office as chairman or...
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(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, meetings of a Rail...
(1) A Rail Passengers’ Committee may, . . .—
(1) There shall be paid by the Authority—
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There shall be paid to the chairman and other members...
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(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, meetings of the Rail...
(1) The Rail Passengers’ Council may . . . —...
(1) There shall be paid by the Authority—
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Access agreements: applications for access contracts
In this Schedule— “application for directions” means an application for...
(1) Any application for directions must be made in writing...
(1) The Office of Rail and Road shall—
(1) Where the Office of Rail and Road receives an...
(1) The Office of Rail and Road shall inform the...
(1) Any directions given on an application for directions or...
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This Schedule applies where an access agreement provides, or is...
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(1) The following sections of Part 3 of the Enterprise...
(1) In making a report on a reference under paragraph...
(1) The CMA may, within the period of four weeks...
(1) If the CMA give a direction under paragraph 13...
(1) For the purposes of the law relating to defamation,...
(1) Where a notice is served on the beneficiary under...
(1) Where the Office of Rail and Road undertakes such...
Where— (a) the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers...
Where the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers provide...
(1) The Office of Rail and Road must conduct an...
(1) The procedure for the implementation of an access charges...
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(1) The implementation of an access charges review shall be...
(1) If no objections are duly made by a person...
(1) After a copy of a notice of agreement is...
(1) After a copy of a notice of agreement is...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) objections are duly made...
(1) A reference to the CMA under this paragraph shall...
Application of Schedule
(1) This Schedule applies in relation to any railway passenger...
(1) Where a person (in this Schedule referred to as...
(1) Where a notice has been published under paragraph 2...
Where the Secretary of State has given his consent under...
(1) The Secretary of State may give his consent under...
(1) A Rail Passengers’ Committee with whom an objection has...
(1) This paragraph applies to any qualifying services—
(1) For the purposes of this Schedule, the appropriate Rail...
Railway administration orders
Where a railway administration order has been made, sections 11...
(1) Section 27 of the 1986 Act (protection of interests...
In the application of Schedule 1 to the 1986 Act...
(1) Where a railway administration order has been made in...
(1) Section 11 of the 1986 Act (effect of administration...
In section 12 of the 1986 Act (notification of order),...
(1) Section 14 of the 1986 Act (general powers of...
In section 15 of the 1986 Act (power of administrator...
In section 17 of the 1986 Act (general duties of...
In section 22(1) of the 1986 Act (power of administrator...
(1) The powers conferred on a special railway administrator by...
In section 11 of the 1986 Act (effect of order),...
(1) Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, references...
(1) In this Schedule “the 1986 Act” means the Insolvency...
In section 13 of the 1986 Act (appointment of administrator),...
In section 14 of the 1986 Act (general powers of...
(1) Section 15 of the 1986 Act (power to deal...
(1) Section 18 of the 1986 Act (discharge and variation...
In section 21(2) of the 1986 Act (notice of order...
In section 23 of the 1986 Act (statement of proposals),...
(1) This Schedule shall apply in any case where—
(1) A scheme under this Schedule for the transfer of...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may provide for a...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may contain supplemental, consequential...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may provide that any...
(1) The provisions of this paragraph and paragraph 2 below...
On and after the transfer date for any transfer to...
(1) The transferee under a transfer to which this Schedule...
If, in the case of any transfer to which this...
(1) References in paragraphs 8 to 12 above to agreements...
In this Schedule “statutory provision” means a provision whether of...
(1) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect where...
(1) This paragraph applies where, on any transfer to which...
(1) In the case of any transfer to which this...
(1) This paragraph applies where, in the case of any...
(1) Except as otherwise provided in any provision of this...
Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax
(1) In this Schedule— “the Inland Revenue” means the Commissioners...
(1) Stamp duty shall not be chargeable on any restructuring...
(1) An agreement to transfer chargeable securities, as defined in...
The British Transport Commission Act 1949
(1) Section 53 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949...
(1) The said section 53 shall in its application to...
(1) In the Transport Act 1962, sections 69 (organisation of...
Pensions
(1) In this Schedule— “eligible persons”, in the case of...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order designate—
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...
If it appears to the Secretary of State necessary or...
(1) A statutory instrument containing an order under this Schedule,...
In this Schedule, and in any amendment made by this...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order amend—
(1) Where persons with pension rights under any existing or...
In this Schedule “protected person” means— (a) any person who...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision...
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 6 above,...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision...
(1) In section 52 of the Transport Act 1980, in...
Minor and consequential amendments
Section 6 of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 (which...
In section 41(1) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976...
In section 10(3) of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (exceptions...
(1) In section 11 of the Competition Act 1980, in...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 101 of the Telecommunications...
In section 7 of that Act (planning of passenger transport...
(1) Section 40 of that Act shall have effect with...
Section 41 of that Act (which provides for the committee...
(1) In section 1 of the Railway Fires Act 1905...
In section 59 of that Act (which confers power on...
In section 68 of that Act (interpretation) the following definitions...
(1) In Schedule 3 to that Act, in paragraph 5...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 74 of the Airports...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 42 of the Gas...
In section 413 of the Insolvency Act 1986, at the...
(1) Section 38 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (which...
In Schedule 6 to the Channel Tunnel Act 1987, in...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 57 of the Electricity...
In section 10 of the New Roads and Street Works...
In section 2 of the Railway Fires Act (1905) Amendment...
In the Water Industry Act 1991 (subsection (3)(d) of section...
In the Water Resources Act 1991 (subsection (2)(d) of section...
The British Coal and British Rail (Transfer Proposals) Act 1993...
Section 43 of the British Transport Commission Act 1950 (power...
(1) The Transport Act 1962 shall be amended in accordance...
(1) The Transport Act 1968 shall be amended in accordance...
In section 133(2) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 (exceptions...
In section 174(3) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (exceptions...
In the Railways Act 1974, section 9 (which provides for...
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(1) This paragraph applies in any case where—
(1) Section 41 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (which...
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... Exemptions granted by Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers : operator agreements
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Official guidance
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- Station access | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Making a station or depot access application | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Station and depot general approvals | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Depot access applications and decisions | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Depot access | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Station and depot access | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Decisions on new, disputed contracts (section 17) | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Consolidated agreements | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Heathrow Spur access | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
- Guidance on our approach to regulating track access | Office of Rail and Road (opens in a new tab) from ORR Detailed Guidance
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Independent safety and economic regulator for Britain's railways. Regulates health and safety for the mainline rail network, London Underground, light rail, trams, …
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