## Licence Exemption

1. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) exempts under section 7(3) of the Railways Act 1993: 

## [Full Company Name] Registered In **[England And Wales/Scotland]** With Number **[Xyz]**

from the requirement to be authorised by licence to operate the railway assets described in paragraph 2 below. 

2. This exemption applies to: 
(a)  the network [forming [name location] or [which passes through X and Y location] and any extensions to this network carried out after [date of this exemption], which have been notified to ORR and in respect of which ORR has consented, *together* known as "the exempt network"; and (b)  any [train], [station] or [light maintenance depot] operated on the exempt network. 

A list of the railway assets to which this exemption applies is at Schedule 1.  

3. This exemption is valid from [Day Month Year].  
4. ORR may revoke the whole or any part of this exemption:  
(a)  if the exemption holder is granted another licence or exemption for the operation of all or some of the railway assets to which this exemption applies; or (b)  if ORR suspects on reasonable grounds that the exemption holder has operated a railway asset without a necessary licence or exemption; or  
(c)  if all or some of the railway assets to which this exemption applies are not used for at least one year; or (d)  if the exemption holder ceases to be the operator of all or some of the assets to which this exemption applies; or (e)  by agreement in writing with the exemption holder.  
 

 
Signed by authority of ORR  

 
[Day Month Year] 
Reference number:

## Schedule 1

The assets to which this exemption applies are:  
 

| Asset                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                                                  |
| Any [train], [station] or [light maintenance depot] |
| covered by paragraph 2b of this exemption.          |
| [enter date]                                        |
|                                                     |
| 2.                                                  |
| The network [forming [name location] or [which      |
| passes through X and Y location] on [date].         |
| [enter date]                                        |
|                                                     |
|                                                     |
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