Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 763

LONDON GOVERNMENT

TRANSPORT, ENGLAND

The Transport for London (Reserved Services) (Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2005

Made

15th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

17th March 2005

Coming into force

11th April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 207(5) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Transport for London (Reserved Services)(Croydon Tramlink and Docklands Light Railway) Exception Order 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

Definitions

2. In this Order—

“Tramlink” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Croydon Tramlink Act 1994( 2 ); and

“the Docklands Light Railway” means the railways authorised by—

(i)

the London Docklands Railway Act 1984( 3 ),

(ii)

the London Docklands Railway Act 1985( 4 ),

(iii)

the London Docklands Railway (City Extension) Act 1986( 5 ),

(iv)

the London Regional Transport Act 1989( 6 ),

(v)

the London Docklands Railway (Beckton) Act 1989( 7 ),

(vi)

the London Docklands Railway Act 1991( 8 ),

(vii)

the London Docklands Railway (Lewisham) Act 1993( 9 ),

(viii)

the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002( 10 ), and

(ix)

the Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004( 11 ).

Exception

3. The Secretary of State hereby excepts from section 207(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 all agreements under which an outside contractor is to provide, or secure the provision of, any reserved service in respect of Tramlink or the Docklands Light Railway.