Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/73/section/56
Timestamp: 2019-08-26 08:41:33
Document Index: 274013116

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 5', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2']

s. 56(4)(a) words inserted by 2008 c. 26 Sch. 4 para. 12(2)
s. 56(6)(bb) substituted by 2008 c. 26 Sch. 4 para. 12(3)
[F1(2A)Where a relevant local authority proposes to make payments under subsection (2) of this section in respect of any facilities, that authority may enter into an agreement with [F2the [F3Strategic Rail Authority under which the Authority undertakes to exercise any of its franchising functions]] [F2a national authority under which the national authority undertakes to exercise any of its functions in relation to railways or railway services] , to refrain from exercising such functions, or to exercise such functions in a particular manner, in relation to the use of the facilities in question.
[F5“franchising functions”, in relation to the [F6Strategic Rail Authority], has the same meaning as it has in relation to [F6it] in section 54 of the Railways Act 1993;]
[F7“national authority” means the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales;]
a [F8council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994] in Scotland;
[F9(3A)Nothing in subsection (3) of this section precludes the making of grants under subsection (1) or payments under subsection (2) thereof for the purposes of the provision, improvement or development of facilities for or in connection with public passenger transport by land to or from an airfield, harbour, dock, pier or jetty.]
[F10(4)No grant under subsection (1) of this section shall be made for any purpose unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the provision, improvement or development of the facilities in question is appropriate in the light of—
(b)any general policies formulated by a non-metropolitan county council under section 63(1) or by a [F11regional or islands] council under section 63(2) of the Transport Act 1985 (policies with respect to services to be secured to meet public transport requirements within the county); and
(a)the council of any county,. . . F12 or [F13district] in England or Wales;
[F15(bb)a metropolitan county passenger transport authority;]
(c)the Council of the Isles of Scilly; [F16or]
(d)any [F17council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994] in Scotland; [F18or
F1S. 56(2A)(2B) inserted (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, s. 138(2); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5
F2Words in s. 56(2A) substituted (E.W.S.) (24.7.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), s. 60(2), Sch. 12 para. 2(3); S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.
F3Words in s. 56(2A) substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 215, Sch. 16 para. 1(2); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3, Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II)
F4S. 56(2B): Definition of “the Franchising Director" omitted (1.2.2001) by virtue of 2000 c. 38, s. 215, Sch. 16 para. 1(3); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3, Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to transitional provision and saving in Sch. 2 Pt. II); and repealed (prosp.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 274, Sch. 31 Pt. IV
F5Words in s. 56(2B) repealed (E.W.S.) (24.7.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), s. 60(2), Sch. 12 para. 2(4)(a), Sch. 13 Pt. 1 (with s. 14(4)(5), Sch. 11 para. 11(2)); S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.
F6S. 56(2B): Words in definition of “franchising functions" substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 215, Sch. 16 para. 1(3); S.I. 2001/57, art. 3, Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to transitional provsions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)
F7Words in s. 56(2B) inserted (24.7.2005 for specified purposes; 16.10.2005 in force so far as not already in force) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), s. 60(2), Sch. 12 para. 2(4)(b); S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F8S. 56(2B): words in para. (c) in the definition of
F9S. 56(3A) inserted (retrospectively) by 1993 c. 43, s. 138(3); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5
F10S. 56(4) substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2), Sch. 7 para. 12
F11Words in s. 56(4)(b) repealed (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 80(7)(b), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)(d), Sch. 2
F14Words repealed by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 71(3)(b), Sch. 7
F15S. 56(6)(bb) inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 39, Sch. 12 para. 3(1)
F16Word in s. 56(6)(c) ceased to have effect (S.) (20.3.1997) by virtue of S.I. 1997/318, art. 2(a)
F17Words in s. 56(6)(d) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 80(7)(c); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)
F18S. 56(6)(e) and preceding word inserted (S.) (20.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/318, art. 2(b)
C1S. 56 amended by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7, SIF 81:1), Sch. 1 paras. 6, 8, 9 and Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30, SIF 81:2), s. 14(1)(3)
C2S. 56(1) excluded by Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53, SIF 102), ss. 2(3), 45, Sch. 7 Pt. VI para. 2
C3S. 56(1) restricted by Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53, SIF 102), ss. 42(3), 45, Sch. 7 Pt. VI para. 2
C4S. 56(2) restricted by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), Sch. 5 para. 16