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Timestamp: 2018-12-19 12:42:04
Document Index: 282955834

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 4', 'art 5', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 4', 'art 1']

(4C) The relevant authorities for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4A) are each of the following--
(a) where the Secretary of State was given notice of the review under paragraph 1C, the Secretary of State;
(b) where the Scottish Ministers were given notice of the review under that paragraph, those Ministers; and
(c) in each of those cases, the Treasury. "
(2) In sub-paragraph (5) of that paragraph, after "withdrawn" insert "and any revisions of information provided under paragraph 1D that were notified within the period specified under sub-paragraph (4A)".
" (5A) A notice must not be given under sub-paragraph (5) before the end of the period specified in the most recent notice given in the case in question under sub-paragraph (4A) as the period during which the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or each of them has the opportunity of revising information provided under paragraph 1D. "
(4) In sub-paragraph (6) of that paragraph (information to accompany notice sent to Competition Commission), at the end insert "and a copy of any revisions of information provided under paragraph 1D that have been notified within the period specified in the notice under sub-paragraph (4A)".
(5) In sub-paragraph (10) of that paragraph, for the words from "to the Authority" onwards substitute--
" (a) where the Secretary of State was given notice of the review under paragraph 1C, to the Secretary of State; and
(b) where the Scottish Ministers were given notice of the review under that paragraph, to those Ministers. "
Notice of decisions by Competition Commission
9 For the last sub-paragraph of paragraph 14 (notice of relevant changes made by Competition Commission) substitute--
" (6) As soon as practicable after making relevant changes under this paragraph, the Competition Commission must send a copy of those relevant changes--
(a) where the Secretary of State was given notice of the review under paragraph 1C, to the Secretary of State;
(b) where the Scottish Ministers were given notice of the review under that paragraph, to those Ministers; and
(c) in each of those cases, to the Office of Rail Regulation. "
Information to be provided to Competition Commission with proposal for relevant changes
10 (1) In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 15 (information to be provided to Competition Commission for purpose of their functions under paragraphs 13 and 14), after the words "Competition Commission", in the second place where they occur, insert "(in addition to the information provided in accordance with paragraph 12(5) and (6))".
(2) In sub-paragraph (4) of that paragraph, for "any information" substitute--
" (a) every revision of which they have been given notice under paragraph 12(6) of information provided under paragraph 1D; and
(b) all information " .
11 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), this Schedule does not apply in relation to any review in relation to which the Office of Rail Regulation has given a review notice under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A to the 1993 Act before the commencement of this Schedule.
(a) the Office of Rail Regulation gave a review notice before the commencement of this Schedule in any case, and
(b) that Office, following the making of objections in that case (whether before or after that commencement), is considering whether to give a new review notice under paragraph 8 of Schedule 4A to the 1993 Act or to make a reference to the Competition Commission under paragraph 9 of that Schedule,
that Office, according to what it thinks fit, may either undertake a new access charges review in accordance with that Schedule as amended by this Schedule or proceed immediately to issue the new review notice or to make the reference to that Commission.
SCHEDULE 5 Rail Passengers' Council established by s. 19(1)
"accounting records" includes all books, papers and other records of the RPC relating to--
"financial year" means--
"member" means the chairman or another member of the RPC;
"the RPC" means the Rail Passengers' Council established by section 19(1).
Part 2 Members and staff
2 (1) The RPC must pay to every member, other than the one appointed by the London Assembly, the remuneration and allowances that are provided for by the terms and conditions of his appointment.
(2) The London Transport Users' Committee must pay to the member appointed by the London Assembly the remuneration and allowances that are provided for by the terms and conditions of his appointment.
(3) The RPC must pay, or make provision for paying, to or in respect of every member, other than the member appointed by the London Assembly, such sums by way of pensions or allowances as are payable in accordance with his terms and conditions of appointment.
(4) The London Transport Users' Committee must pay, or make provision for paying, to or in respect of the member appointed by the London Assembly such sums by way of pensions or allowances as are payable in accordance with his terms and conditions of appointment.
(a) a person ceases to be a member of the RPC, and
(b) it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances that make it right for the person to receive compensation,
3 The RPC may employ such persons, on such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions as to remuneration), as it may determine.
4 (1) The RPC may--
(a) pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities as it may determine to or in respect of persons who are or have been employees of the RPC;
(b) make such payments as it may determine towards provision for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of such persons; or
(c) provide and maintain such schemes (whether contributory or not) as it may determine for the payment of pensions, allowance or gratuities to or in respect of such persons.
(2) The pensions, allowances or gratuities referred to in sub-paragraph (1) include pensions, allowances or gratuities by way of compensation in respect of loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments.
5 (1) The persons to whom section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) applies shall include employees of the RPC.
(2) If an employee of the RPC--
(a) is a participant in a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 by reference to his employment by the RPC, and
(b) becomes a member of the RPC,
(3) The RPC must pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as he may direct, such sums as he may determine in respect of any increase attributable to sub-paragraph (1) or (2) in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under the Superannuation Act 1972.
(4) The Minister for the Civil Service may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate to the RPC the function of administering a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, so far as relating to employees of the RPC.
(5) If he does so, the RPC may authorise the carrying out of that function, to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may determine, by--
(a) a person nominated by it; or
(b) the employees of a person so nominated.
(6) Acts or omissions by or in relation to--
(a) a person nominated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5), or
(b) an employee of a person so nominated,
(7) Sub-paragraph (6) does not apply for the purposes of--
(a) criminal proceedings against the nominated person (or an employee of his); or
(b) a contract between him and the RPC so far as relating to the function.
6 (1) The Secretary of State may make grants to the RPC of such amounts as he may determine.
(2) The terms of the grants shall be such as the Secretary of State may determine.
Direction requiring payment to the Secretary of State
7 (1) The Secretary of State may give a direction to the RPC requiring it to pay him a sum specified in the direction.
(2) Before giving a direction under sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must consult--
(b) the RPC.
8 (1) The RPC must--
(a) keep proper accounts and proper accounting records; and
(b) in respect of each financial year, prepare a statement of its accounts.
(2) Every statement of accounts prepared under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must--
(a) give a true and fair view of the RPC's income and expenditure for the financial year in question and its state of affairs; and
(b) comply with every requirement which the Secretary of State has notified to the RPC.
(3) The requirements notified under sub-paragraph (2)(b) may include, in particular, requirements relating to--
(a) the information to be contained in the statement;
(b) the manner in which that information is to be presented; and
9 (1) The statement of accounts and other accounts of the RPC relating to each financial year must be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
(2) The Comptroller and Auditor General must send the RPC a copy of his report on the accounts audited under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) The RPC must send the Secretary of State--
(a) a copy of the accounts audited under sub-paragraph (1); and
(b) the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
(4) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the documents sent to him under sub-paragraph (3) before Parliament.
Part 4 Financial framework and information
10 (1) The Secretary of State--
(a) must prepare, and
(b) may from time to time revise,
a document to be known as the RPC's "financial framework".
(2) The financial framework must specify rules and principles according to which the RPC is to exercise and perform its powers and duties in relation to--
(a) financial matters; and
(b) matters relating to its employees.
(3) The RPC must not carry out any of its functions in a manner which is inconsistent with its financial framework.
(4) The fact that a transaction entered into by the RPC constitutes, or involves, a contravention of sub-paragraph (3) does not invalidate the transaction.
(5) Sub-paragraph (4) applies whether or not a person who entered into the transaction with the RPC inquired whether the transaction constituted or involved a contravention of sub-paragraph (3).
11 (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the RPC must make a report on its activities during that year.
(2) In preparing its annual report the RPC must have regard to the desirability of excluding from the report, so far as practicable--
(a) matters relating to the affairs of an individual which, in the opinion of the RPC, are matters the publication of which would or might seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual; and
(b) matters relating specifically to the affairs of a particular body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate) which, in the opinion of the RPC, are matters the publication of which would or might seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that body.
(3) The RPC must send a copy of every annual report under this paragraph to each of the following--
(b) the Scottish Ministers; and
(4) The RPC may also arrange for a copy of its annual report for a financial year to be published in such manner as it considers appropriate.
(5) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of every annual report a copy of which has been sent to him under this paragraph.
(6) The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament a copy of every annual report a copy of which has been sent to them under this paragraph.
12 The RPC must give the Secretary of State information, advice and assistance about any matter in respect of which it has any functions if--
(a) the RPC considers it appropriate to do so; or
(b) the Secretary of State asks the RPC to do so in connection with the carrying out of any function of his.
Part 5 Status and supplementary powers
13 (1) The RPC is not to be treated--
(2) The property of the RPC is not to be regarded as property of the Crown or as held on behalf of the Crown.
14 (1) The RPC may do anything that appears to it to be likely to facilitate the carrying out of its functions, or to be conducive or incidental to the carrying out of those functions.
(2) The RPC may make charges for services or facilities that it provides or makes available at a person's request and otherwise than in performance of a duty to do so.
15 (1) Subject to this paragraph and paragraph 16, the RPC may regulate its own procedure.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) includes power to make provision about quorums.
(3) The RPC must meet when convened by the chairman.
(4) The chairman may convene a meeting of the RPC whenever he thinks fit.
(5) The chairman must--
(a) convene meetings of the RPC so that it meets at least twice a year; and
(b) convene a meeting whenever three members of the RPC require him to do so.
(6) The RPC must secure--
(a) that minutes are kept of the proceedings at every meeting of the RPC; and
(b) that copies of those minutes are sent to the Secretary of State.
(7) The validity of proceedings of the RPC is not to be affected by--
(a) a vacancy in its membership; or
Admission of the public to meetings
16 (1) Meetings of the RPC must be open to the public; but the public must be excluded during any item of business that is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where, if members of the public were to be present during that item, it is likely that information furnished in confidence to the RPC by--
(a) the Office of Rail Regulation, or
(3) An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where the RPC has resolved that--
(a) because of the confidential nature of the item, or
(b) for other special reasons stated in the resolution,
(4) An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where, if members of the public were to be present during that item, it is likely that--
(a) there would be disclosed to them a matter relating to the affairs of an individual or relating specifically to the affairs of a particular body (whether corporate or unincorporate); and
(b) public disclosure of the matter would or might, in the opinion of the RPC, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual or body.
(5) An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where the circumstances--
(a) are specified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph in an order made by the Secretary of State; or
(b) are determined to be confidential for those purposes in accordance with an order so made.
(6) An order under sub-paragraph (5) is subject to the negative resolution procedure.
17 The RPC must give such notice--
(a) of any meeting of the RPC which is open to the public, and
(b) of the business to be taken at that meeting (other than items during which the public is to be excluded),
18 (1) If the Secretary of State so directs, the RPC must establish committees to advise it in relation to the carrying out of its functions in relation to particular areas.
(2) The members of a committee established under this paragraph are to be appointed by the RPC.
(3) The RPC may appoint such persons as it thinks fit and the membership of the committee may consist of or include persons who are not themselves members of the RPC.
(4) The RPC may regulate the procedure of a committee established under this paragraph.
(5) The RPC may reimburse a member of a committee established under this paragraph who is not a member of the RPC--
(a) for travelling expenses;
(b) for other out-of-pocket expenses not relating to loss of remuneration.
19 (1) The application of the seal of the RPC shall be authenticated by the signature of a member or employee of the RPC whom it has authorised for the purpose (whether generally or specifically).
(2) Any document which the RPC is authorised or required by or under any enactment to serve, make or issue may be signed on its behalf by a member or employee whom it has authorised for the purpose (whether generally or specifically).
(3) Every document purporting--
(a) to be an instrument made or issued by or on behalf of the RPC, and
(b) to be duly executed under the seal of the RPC, or to be duly signed or executed by a person authorised by the RPC for the purpose,
(4) In this paragraph the reference to a signature includes a reference to a facsimile of a signature produced by any process and "signed" is to be construed accordingly.
(5) In this paragraph "enactment" includes an enactment comprised in an Act of the Scottish Parliament.
SCHEDULE 6 Functions retained by London Transport Users' Committee
Members of LTUC to represent users of services in London railway area
1 In section 247(3)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (members of LTUC appointed to represent railway users in particular area), for the words from "area for which" onwards substitute "area for which the Committee fell, immediately before the repeal of section 2 of the Railways Act 1993 (Rail Passengers' Committees), to be treated as the Rail Passengers' Committee for the purposes specified in subsection (4) of that section".
General duty of LTUC to keep railway matters under review
2 Before section 253 of that Act insert--
" 252A Committee to keep railways matters under review
(1) It shall be the duty of the Committee, so far as it appears to it expedient from time to time to do so--
(a) to keep under review matters affecting the interests of the public in relation to railway passenger services provided wholly or partly within the London railway area;
(b) to keep under review matters affecting the provision of station services within that area;
(c) to make representations to, and to consult, such persons as it thinks appropriate about the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b); and
(d) to co-operate with other bodies representing the interests of users of public passenger transport services provided wholly or partly within that area.
(a) references to the London railway area are references to the area for which the Committee fell, immediately before the repeal of section 2 of the Railways Act 1993 (Rail Passengers' Committees), to be treated as the Rail Passengers' Committee for the purposes specified in subsection (4) of that section;
(b) references to railway passenger services include references to bus substitution services; and
(c) subject to that, expressions used in this section and in Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993 have the same meanings in this section as in that Part. "
Duty of LTUC to investigate matters
3 In that Act, after the section 252A inserted by paragraph 2 of this Schedule, insert--
" 252B References to Committee in relation to railways
(1) It shall be the duty of the Committee to investigate any matter relating to a relevant railway matter if--
(a) it is the subject of a representation made to the Committee by a user or potential user of railway passenger services;
(b) it is referred to the Committee by the Secretary of State, the Office of Rail Regulation, the Rail Passengers' Council, the London Assembly or Transport for London; or
(c) it appears to the Committee that it is a matter that it ought to investigate.
(2) A matter is a relevant railway matter for the purposes of subsection (1) if it relates to--
(a) the provision of railway passenger services wholly or partly within the London railway area; or
(b) the provision of station services within that area in a case in which the operator of the station is authorised by a licence under Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993.
(3) The Secretary of State may also refer the following matters to the Committee for the purpose only of requiring the Committee to prepare a report on them--
(a) matters relating to the quality of railway passenger services provided wholly or partly within the London railway area; and
(b) matters relating to the quality of station services provided in that area.
(4) The Committee must also assist the Secretary of State, to such extent and in such manner as he may require, in ascertaining whether the franchise operator in the case of a particular franchise agreement is attaining the standards set for the provision of the franchised services.
(5) The Committee is not required to investigate a matter in a case falling within subsection (1)(a) if it appears to the Committee that the representation is frivolous or vexatious.
(6) Subsection (2) of section 252A applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.
252C Action on investigation under section 252B
(1) On investigating a matter under section 252B the Committee must, if it considers it appropriate to do so--
(a) in every case, make appropriate representations to the person providing the service;
(b) in the case of a service provided under a franchise agreement by a person other than the franchisee, make appropriate representations to the franchisee; and
(c) in the case of a secured service (within the meaning of Part 4 of the Railways Act 2005), make appropriate representations to the Secretary of State.
(2) In subsection (1) "appropriate representations" means representations about--
(a) any matter appearing to the Committee to be relevant to the subject-matter of the investigation; and
(b) any other matter to which a matter so appearing relates.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), where the Committee--
(a) having made representations under subsection (1), is of the opinion that it is unable to obtain a satisfactory resolution by that means,
(b) on investigating a matter, has reason for believing that the holder of a licence under Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993 is contravening a condition of the licence, or is likely to do so, or
(c) on investigating a matter, has reason for believing that a franchisee in relation to a franchise agreement is contravening the provisions of the agreement, or is likely to do so,
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in a case where representations under subsection (2) have been made to the Secretary of State.
(5) If the Secretary of State considers that it would be more appropriate for a matter referred to him by the Committee under subsection (3) to be referred to the Office of Rail Regulation, he must--
(a) refer it to that Office, or
(b) if it was referred to the Committee by that Office, refer it back to that Office,
(6) The Committee must not--
(a) include a proposal for the taking of any steps in representations made by it under this section, or