Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) (Exemptions etc.) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 23rd October 2006.

Interpretation

2. In this Order—

“the 1993 Act” means the Railways Act 1993;

“the 1994 Order” means the Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994( 2 );

“the 2002 Order” means the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002( 3 );

“DLR” means Docklands Light Railway Limited;

“the specified network” means the network constructed as a consequence of the making of any of the works authorised by article 4 of the 2002 Order; and

“specified station” means any station, or part of a station, constructed as part of the specified network pursuant to powers conferred by article 6 of the 2002 Order and from which no regular scheduled railway passenger services are provided by any person other than DLR.

Franchise exemption

3. Exemption from designation under section 23(1) of the 1993 Act (designation of passenger services as being subject to franchising) is granted to DLR in respect of every railway passenger service provided by DLR on the specified network.

Disapplication of closure provisions

4. —(1) Every railway passenger service provided by DLR on the specified network is a service in relation to which section 37 of the 1993 Act (proposals to discontinue non-franchised etc. passenger services) is not to have effect.

(2) The specified network is a network in relation to which section 39 of the 1993 Act (notification of proposals to close operational passenger networks) is not to have effect.

(3) Every specified station is a station in relation to which section 41 of the 1993 Act (notification of proposals to close railway facilities used in connection with passenger services) is not to have effect.

Application of alternative closure provisions

5. —(1) The 1994 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2—

(a) substitute “,” for “and” at the end of paragraph (ii); and

(b) at the end of paragraph (iii) insert—

“ and

(iv) article 4(1) of the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) (Exemptions etc.) Order 2006. ” .

(3) In the Schedule—

(a) after the words “London Docklands Railway Act 1991” insert—

“ London Docklands Railway (Lewisham) Act 1993

Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 ” ; and

(b) after the words “Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Act 1989” omit the words “London Docklands Railway (Lewisham) Act 1993”.