15(1)Section 56 of the Transport Act 1962 (functions of Central Committee and consultative committees) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (4)—
(a)for the words from “duty” to “consider” substitute “ duty of the Rail Passengers’ Council and each Rail Passengers’ Committee to consider ”,
(b)for “the committee” (in each place) substitute “ the Rail Passengers’ Council or Rail Passengers’ Committee ”,
(c)for “each committee” substitute “ each Rail Passengers’ Committee ”,
(d)for “any consultative committee, to the Central Committee” substitute “ any Rail Passengers’ Committee, to the Rail Passengers’ Council ”, and
(e)for “Central Committee and the consultative committees for Scotland and for Wales and Monmouthshire” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Council and the Rail Passengers’ Committees for Scotland and for Wales ”.
(3)In subsection (5)—
(a)for “Central Committee” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Council ”, and
(b)for the words after “consideration by” substitute “ a Rail Passengers’ Committee or which has been previously considered by a Rail Passengers’ Committee. ”
(4)In subsection (6ZA)—
(a)for “consultative committee” substitute “ Rail Passengers’ Committee ”, and
(b)for “that committee and the Central Committee” substitute “ that Rail Passengers’ Committee and the Rail Passengers’ Council ”.
(5)In subsection (6A), for “A consultative committee” substitute “ A Rail Passengers’ Committee ”.
(6)For subsection (20) substitute—
“(20)References in this section to a Rail Passengers’ Committee shall be construed, in relation to the Greater London area within the meaning of section 2 of the M1Railways Act 1993, as references to the London Transport Users’ Committee.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 22 Pt. II wholly in force at 1.2.2001, see s. 275(1) and S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to the transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)
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