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| Authority and Transport for London not to be railway franchisees. |
164. - (1) Section 25(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (which prevents public sector operators, as defined in the paragraphs of that subsection, from being franchisees) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) After paragraph (b) there shall be inserted-
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"(bb) the Greater London Authority; |
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(bc) Transport for London;". |
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(3) In paragraph (d) (bodies corporate whose members are appointed by certain other bodies or persons) after "a local authority" there shall be inserted ", the Greater London Authority, Transport for London".
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| Closures: Franchising Director to give copy documents to Mayor. |
165. In section 43(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (which requires the Franchising Director to give a copy of any notice of closure etc to the Rail Regulator) after "Regulator" there shall be inserted ", to the Mayor of London if the whole or any part of the area affected by the closure is in Greater London,".
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| Amendment of franchise agreements to take account of the Authority. |
166. - (1) Any franchise agreement entered into under Part I of the Railways Act 1993 before the day on which this Act is passed shall have effect on and after that day with the following amendment.
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(2) In paragraph (a) of the definition of "Local Authority" in the agreement, after "in England," there shall be inserted "the Greater London Authority,".
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CHAPTER VI |
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| Facilitation etc of PPP agreements. |
167. - (1) Schedule 10 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of-
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(a) enabling or facilitating, or making provision conducive or incidental to, the making or implementation of PPP agreements; and |
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(b) making further provision in relation to or in connection with such agreements. |
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(2) In this section "PPP agreement" means a contract made by virtue of-
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(a) section 3(2) or (2A) of the London Regional Transport Act 1984; or |
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(b) section 135(3) or (4) of this Act. |
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CHAPTER VII |
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Concessionary fares |
| Concessionary fares. |
168. - (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the provision of travel concessions to persons, or any description of persons specified in the regulations-
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(a) who have attained pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995), |
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(b) who are so blind as to be unable to perform any work for which sight is essential, or |
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(c) who suffer from a disability or injury which seriously impairs their ability to walk. |
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(2) Regulations under subsection (1) above may in particular include provision for voluntary arrangements relating to travel concessions to be granted to persons of a description specified in subsection (1) above to be made-
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(a) between local authorities and Transport for London, or |
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(b) between local authorities and any other person providing transport facilities and services of a description specified in the regulations. |
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(3) Where regulations under subsection (1) above include provision for arrangements of the description specified in subsection (2) above, the regulations may also contain provision for a scheme-
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(a) which relates to travel concessions to be granted to persons of a description specified in subsection (1) above and resident in Greater London, |
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(b) under or by virtue of which the London borough councils and the Common Council shall be required to meet the cost of providing such travel concessions, and |
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(c) which is to have effect only where arrangements of the description specified in subsection (2) above have not been agreed so as to provide such travel concessions.{!} |
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Transport for disabled persons |
| Disabled persons' transport services. |
169. The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the provision of transport facilities and services provided for the purpose of meeting the needs of disabled persons resident in Greater London.
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CHAPTER VIII |
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PENALTY FARES |
| Penalty fares. |
170. - (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the imposition of requirements to pay penalty fares on persons using transport facilities in Greater London.
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(2) Regulations under subsection (1) above may in particular include provision-
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(a) for determining the circumstances in which a requirement to pay a penalty fare will be imposed, and |
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(b) for determining the amount of a penalty fare. |
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CHAPTER IX |
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| Abolition of the London Regional Passengers' Committee. |
171. - (1) Section 40 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984 (which established the London Regional Passengers' Committee) shall cease to have effect.
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(2) Any appointment to the London Regional Passengers' Committee in pursuance of that section shall cease to have effect.
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