1.—(1) The Railways Act 1993(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 136 (grants and subsidies), in subsection (11), for the definition of “the public service obligations regulations” substitute—
““the public service obligations regulations” means the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023;”.
2.—(1) The Government of Wales Act 2006(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 7A (reserved matters), in paragraph (c) of the exception relating to Section E2 (rail transport), for “Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road” substitute “the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023”.
3.—(1) The Subsidy Control Act 2022(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 48 (legacy and withdrawal agreement subsidies), for subsection (1)(b) substitute—
“(b)a subsidy given in accordance with—
(i)Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road,
(ii)that Regulation as it has effect by virtue of regulation 28(2) of the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023, or
(iii)the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023,
(and any such subsidy is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as if it were given in accordance with a subsidy scheme).”.
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, and by S.I. 2010/402. There have been other amendments to section 136, but none is relevant.
2006 c. 32. Schedule 7A to the Government of Wales Act 2006 was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).