SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Provision of passenger rail services

4Consequential amendments

1

Section 20 (special duty of certain Executives with respect to railway passenger services) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (a) of subsection (2), omit the words from “for the purposes” to the end of the paragraph.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

For the purposes of subsection (2)(a) “permitted distance”, in relation to an integrated transport area, a combined authority area or a passenger transport area, means the distance of 25 miles from the nearest point on the boundary of that area.