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 Document Summary
Railways Act 2005
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Sample Quote "(2) The Secretary of State may make a scheme for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities from-

(a) the Strategic Rail Authority, or
(b) a company which is wholly owned by that Authority,

to a person specified in subsection (3) or to two or more of those persons.

(3) Those persons are-

(a) the Secretary of State;
(b) the Scottish Ministers;
(c) the National Assembly for Wales;
(d) the Office of Rail Regulation;
(e) the Rail Passengers' Council established by section 19(1); and
(f) a company which is wholly owned by a person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (d) or is jointly owned by more than one of them."

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Archivist's Summary The Act that abolishes the Strategic Rail Authority, transferring functions to the Office of Rail Regulation, Department for Transport and the devolved authorities.

Please note that this Act is presented in its original form as passed. This Act may have been amended by subsequent legislation. For details of amendments please see the UK Statute Law Database at www.statutelaw.gov.uk.

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Category Primary legislation
Related Event N/A
Date of Publication 14th April 2005
Author(s) Her Majesty's Government
Publisher Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Sourced? Yes
Source Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Original Document Link Click Here
Source Format HTML
Document Copyright Crown
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Permission Granted? Yes; under our OPSI click-use license No. C02W0005088
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