HC Deb 15 May 1981 vol 4 cc1064-5

`(1) The following section is inserted in the Transport Act 1962 after section 56— 56A.—(1) Where the Railways Board propose to discontinue all railway passenger services on a line and—

  1. (a) all those services were being provided on an experimental basis; and
  2. (b) no other railway passenger services were, immediately before the first of those services was begun, being provided on that line;
then, section 56(7) above shall not apply but the Railways Board shall give due notice of their proposal under this section.

(2) For the purpose of this section railway passenger services shall be taken to be provided on an experimental basis only if due notice of the proposal to start providing those services on that basis has been given by the Railways Board.

(3) For the purposes of this section due notice of any proposal shall be taken to have been given only if, not less than six weeks before giving effect to the proposal the Railways Board have published in two succesive weeks in two local newspapers circulating in the area affected, and in such other manner as may have appeared to them appropriate, a notice giving details of the proposal."

(2) In section56(7) of the Act of 1962 (procedure in relation to proposed closures) after the words "they shall" there are inserted the words ", subject to section 56A below,".'.—[Mr. Kenneth Clarke]

Brought up, and read the First and Second time.

Amendments made to the proposed new clause: (a), after first 'line', insert 'or from a station'. (b), after second `line', insert; or from that station'.—[Mr. Speller.]

Clause, as amended, added to the Bill.

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