Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Railways Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2006.

Commencement

2. —(1) The provisions of the Railways Act 2005 specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 1st August 2006.

(2) Those provisions are as follows—

(a) section 1(10);

(b) sections 42 and 43;

(c) section 45(1), in so far as it relates to the definitions of “closure”, “closures guidance” and “railway funding authority”;

(d) section 45(2);

(e) section 56, to the extent that it is not yet in force;

(f) section 59(1), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 12 brought into force by this Order;

(g) section 59(6), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 13 brought into force by this Order;

(h) Schedule 12, paragraph 17(1), in so far as it relates to the other provisions of paragraph 17 brought into force by this Order;

(i) Schedule 12, paragraph 17(4) to (6); and

(j) the entry in Part 1 of Schedule 13 relating to section 248(3) of the Transport Act 2000( 2 ).