HC Deb 25 May 1993 vol 225 cc859-60

Amendments made: No. 73, in page 112, line 45, at end insert— '(1A) The Secretary of State shall be the competent authority of Great Britain, in relation to persons who operate services for the carriage of goods by railway, for the purposes of the public service obligations regulations.'.

No. 77, in page 113, line 3, leave out 'and'.

No. 79, in page 113, line 5, at end insert 'and (d) to the extent specified in subsection (3A) below

  1. (i)every non-metropolitan county or district council in England or in Wales and every regional or islands council in Scotland, and
  2. (ii) every London borough council and the Common Council of the City of London,'.

No. 74, in page 113, leave out line II and insert 'railway passenger services'.

No. 75, in page 113, line 17, at end insert— '(3A) For the purposes of subsection (2) above—

  1. (a) a council falling within paragraph (d)(i) of that subsection shall only be the competent authority in relation to those railway passenger services whose Provision the council secures under section 63 of the Transport Act 1985 (passenger transport in areas other than passenger transport areas); and
  2. (b) a council falling within paragraph (d)(ii) of that subsection shall only be the competent authority in relation to those railway passenger services in respect of which the council enters into and carries out agreements under section 59 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984 (provision of extra transport services in London).'.

No. 76, in page 113, line 21, leave out `services for the carriage of passengers by railway'and insert 'railway passenger services'.

No. 78, in page 113, line 36, leave out subsection (7) and insert— '(7) A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (6) above shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.'.—[Mr. Norris.]

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