Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 402
Transport
The Railways (Public Service Obligations) Regulations 2010
Made
18th February 2010
Laid before Parliament
24th February 2010
Coming into force
18th March 2010
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ).
He is designated( 2 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to measures relating to railways and railway transport.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Railways (Public Service Obligations) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 18th March 2010.
Amendment of section 136 of the Railways Act 1993
2. —(1)Section 136 of the Railways Act 1993( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (2A) insert —
“ (2B) Subsections (2) and (2A) cease to have effect on 3rd December 2012. ” .
(3) In subsection (11), for the definition of “the public service obligations regulations” substitute—
“ “ the public service obligations regulations ” means Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 save that before 3rd December 2012 it means—
(a) in respect of the carriage of goods by railway, Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1191/69 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1893/91 ; and
(b) in respect of the carriage of passengers by railway, Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 ; ”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Sadiq Khan
Minister of State
Department for Transport
18th February 2010
1972 c.68 ; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) , section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) , section 3(3), Schedule, Part 1.
S.I. 1996/266 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
1993 c 43 ; Section 136 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.38) , Schedule 16, paragraph 51 and the Railways Act 2005 (c.14) Schedule 11, paragraph 14 and Schedule 13, Part 1.