Railways Act 2005 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Railways Act 2005

This provision sets out railway restructuring powers, consultation duties, and funding powers for UK transport authorities.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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access charges review accounts and reporting asset transfer asset transfer schemes bye-laws closure procedures closures commencement commencement/modification history consultation enforcement experimental passenger services franchise agreements franchising information notices legislative amendments network closure policy statements public body governance public funding rail franchising rail service closure rail service regulation rail services +12 more

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About this statute

This provision sets out railway restructuring powers, consultation duties, and funding powers for UK transport authorities. The provision sets out notice, assessment, consultation, and approval steps before certain rail service, network, or station closures; it also requires the national authority to keep provision or operation going during the interim period in some cases. This provision assigns who must publish closures guidance, requires consultation before changes, and requires copies of guidance to be laid before the relevant legislature. This provision changes rail franchising and enforcement rules, including policy consultation, tender decisions, Scottish rail powers, registers, compensation, offences, and rail safety duties. This provision gives the Office of Rail and Road review, notice, information-gathering, and agreement powers, creates offences for misusing disclosed information, and sets governance and reporting duties for the Passengers’ Council.