(1)If the Secretary of State considers that discontinuance falling within any of the closure provisions of the Railways Act 2005 is necessary or expedient because of the operation of Crossrail or the carrying out of any of the works authorised by this Act, he may direct that those provisions shall be treated as not applying to it.
(2)The reference in subsection (1) to the closure provisions of the Railways Act 2005 is to—
sections 22 to 25 (discontinuance of railway passenger services),
sections 26 to 28 (discontinuance of operation of passenger networks),
sections 29 to 31 (discontinuance of use or operation of stations), and
section 37 (discontinuance of experimental passenger services).