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2003 No. 1615
LONDON GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORT
The Transport for London (Consequential Provisions) Order 2003

	Made	20th June 2003
	Laid before Parliament	23rd June 2003
	Coming into force	15th July 2003

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 405(2), 406 and 420 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999[1], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Transport for London (Consequential Provisions) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 15th July 2003.

(2) In this Order -

"the 1984 Act" means the London Regional Transport Act 1984[

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"the 1999 Act" means the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

Modification of enactments relating to London Regional Transport
2. Schedule 1 (which amends, modifies, repeals, revokes and applies to Transport for London, statutory provisions referring or applying to London Regional Transport) shall have effect.

Byelaws
3. - (1) Any byelaws -

(a) made or having effect as if made by London Regional Transport under any provision repealed or revoked by the 1999 Act or by any provision of Schedule 1; and

(b) in force immediately before the coming into force of this Order,

shall continue to have effect, but as if made by Transport for London under paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 to the 1999 Act.

(2) In any such byelaws a reference to London Regional Transport or any of its subsidiaries shall be treated as a reference to Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries.

Works and maintenance powers, protective provisions, etc
4. - (1) The enactments set out in Schedule 2 shall apply in relation to -

(a) Transport for London, or

(b) any subsidiary of Transport for London,

as they applied to London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of London Regional Transport immediately before the coming into force of this Order.

(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to any modification made by Schedule 1 to any of the enactments set out in Schedule 2.

Red route traffic orders
5. - (1) This article applies to any order made, in accordance with a direction given to him by Secretary of State under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991[3], by the Traffic Director for London under -

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(2) In any such order, any reference to a bus service provided under an agreement with London Regional Transport shall be treated as a reference to a bus service provided under an agreement with Transport for London or a subsidiary of Transport for London.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Tony McNulty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport

20th June 2003

SCHEDULE 1Article 2

MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT

PART 1
Public General Acts
London Passenger Transport Act 1933
     1. - (1) The London Passenger Transport Act 1933[5] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) Section 19 (passenger service on the Thames) shall be omitted.

    (3) Section 23 (power to abandon tramways) shall be omitted.

Transport Act 1962
     2. - (1) The Transport Act 1962[6] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) The following provisions -

shall have effect as if references to the Boards included references to Transport for London or to any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999).

(3) The provisions of Schedule 2 referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b) are -

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(b) in Part III, those relating to sections 54 (arrest), 55 (prevention of trespass), 56 (throwing of stones etc.), 57 (rights of way) and 59 (lights of pre-emption) of the British Transport Commission Act 1949[9]; and

(c) in Part IV, those relating to sections 97 (lien for non-payment of tolls), 103 (penalty for avoiding fare), 104 (detention of offenders), 105 (carriage of dangerous goods) and 144 (defacement of notice boards) of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act 1845[10].

    (4) Sections 54 (advance notice of closures) and 67(2A) (byelaws) shall be omitted.

London Cab Act 1968
     3. - (1) Section 3(3) of the London Cab Act 1968[11] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) For the words from "or", where first occurring, to "the reference" there shall be substituted "or Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) the reference".

    (3) For the words "the Board concerned" there shall be substituted "the body concerned".

Transport Act 1968
     4. - (1) The Transport Act 1968[12] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In sections 116 to 119 (bridges and highways on bridges), for the references to London Regional Transport (which were substituted by paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4 to the 1984 Act for the express references to the London Transport Executive) there shall be substituted references to Transport for London.

    (3) In section 121(1) (application to subsidiaries), for the reference to London Regional Transport (which was substituted by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to the 1984 Act for the express reference to the London Transport Board) there shall be substituted a reference to Transport for London.

    (4) Accordingly, in sections 116 to 119 and 121, references (however expressed) to a Board or Boards shall be read as, or as including, references to Transport for London where Transport for London is the authority, or one of the authorities, concerned.

    (5) In paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 16 -

shall be omitted.

Local Government Act 1974
5. In section 35(6) of the Local Government Act 1974[13] (meaning of "local authority") for the words "the London Transport Executive" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

Competition Act 1980
6. In section 11 (references to the Commission) of the Competition Act 1980[14] for paragraph (bb) of subsection (3) there shall be substituted -

Highways Act 1980
     7. - (1) The Highways Act 1980[15] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 115A(2) (scope of Part VIIA: provision of amenities on highways) in the definition of "pedestrian planning order", after "section 249(2)" there shall be inserted "or (2A)".

    (3) In section 115H(4) (duty to consult or obtain consent of other authorities) -

    (4) In section 115J(8) (consents not to be unreasonably withheld) for the words "London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of London Regional Transport (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984)" there shall be substituted "Transport for London, or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

    (5) In section 169(6) (control of scaffolding) for the words "London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984)" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

    (6) In section 219(4)(i)(i) (payments in respect of street works) -

(7) In section 329(4) (property of undertakers) in the second sentence -

Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981
8. In section 5(2)(a)(ii) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981[16], for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

Animal Health Act 1981
9. In section 38(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981[17] (duty to provide food and water for animals at railway stations) -

Transport Act 1981
10. In paragraph 31(4) of Schedule 3 to the Transport Act 1981[18] (powers of Associated British Ports) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
11. In section 41(12) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982[19] (lost and uncollected property), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted -

Transport Act 1985
12. - (1) The Transport Act 1985[20] shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 65 (co-operation between certain councils and London Regional Transport) -

(b) in subsection (2) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)";

(c) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted -

(d) subsections (4) and (5) shall be omitted.

    (3) In section 88(8) (expenditure on public passenger transport services) for the words "London Regional Transport in relation to any exercise of their power under section 3(2) of the London Regional Transport Act 1984 (contracting-out powers)" there shall be substituted "Transport for London in relation to any exercise of its power under section 156(2) or (3) (general powers) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999".

Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
     13. - (1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 (modifications applicable to old tenancies and other similar cases) to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986[21] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In sub-paragraph (2) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London, transferred to the London Transport Executive".

    (3) In sub-paragraph (3) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (4) For sub-paragraph (4) there shall be substituted -

Town and Country Planning Act 1990
14. In section 264 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990[22] (cases in which land is to be treated as not being operational land), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsections -

Water Industry Act 1991
     15. In section 219(1) (general interpretation) of the Water Industry Act 1991[23], in the definition of "railway undertakers" for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any subsidiary (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) of Transport for London,".

Water Resources Act 1991
     16. - (1) The Water Resources Act 1991[24] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 163 (discharges for works purposes) in the definition of "railway company" in subsection (4), for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any subsidiary (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) of Transport for London,".

    (3) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 22 (protection of undertakings) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any subsidiary (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) of Transport for London,".

Land Drainage Act 1991
     17. In paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 (protection of undertakings) to the Land Drainage Act 1991[25] for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any subsidiary (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) of Transport for London,".

Transport and Works Act 1992
     18. In section 20(3) (power to apply for or object to orders) paragraph (c) and the word "and" preceding it shall be omitted.

Railways Act 1993
     19. In section 136(5)(b) (grants and subsidies) of the Railways Act 1993[26] for the words "section 59 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984" there shall be substituted "section 177 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999".

PART 2
Local Acts
London Passenger Transport Act 1935
20. In the London Passenger Transport Act 1935[27] sections 52 (protection of the War Department) and 85 (power to open up surface streets for maintenance and repair of railways) shall be omitted.

British Transport Commission Act 1951
21. Section 15 (retention of telephone apparatus on abandonment of tramways) of the British Transport Commission Act 1951[28] shall apply in relation to Transport for London and any of its subsidiaries -

British Transport Commission Act 1953
     22. Section 52 (service of notices to treat) of the British Transport Commission Act 1953[29] shall apply in relation to Transport for London as, immediately before the coming into force of this Order, it applied in relation to London Regional Transport.

London County Council (General Powers) Act 1963
     23. - (1) The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1963[30] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 9(6) (underpinning of houses near a street improvement) -

(3) In section 17(3) (illuminations, floodlighting etc) for the words "the London Transport Board" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

City of London (Various Powers) Act 1965
24. In section 6(6) of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1965[31] (underpinning of houses near a street improvement) -

Lee Valley Regional Park Act 1966
     25. In section 13(3)(c) (provision etc. of railways) of the Lee Valley Regional Park Act 1966[32] for the reference to London Regional Transport and any subsidiary of theirs (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984) there shall be substituted a reference to Transport for London and any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999).

City of London (Various Powers) Act 1967
     26. - (1) The City of London (Various Powers) Act 1967[33] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 10(6) (support for city walkways) for the words "the London Transport Board" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (3) In section 11(6)(a) (protection and improvement of city walkways) -

(4) In section 19(2) (statutory undertakers' works) -

London Transport Act 1969
     27. In section 25 of the London Transport Act 1969[34] (byelaws for road transport premises), for the words "the Board" wherever occurring there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1969
     28. - (1) The Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1969[35] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 7(5) (temporary stopping up streets) for the words "the London Transport Board" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (3) In section 9 (interpretation), in the definition of "operational lands" -

(4) In section 16(5) (support for walkways) for the words "the London Transport Board" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

(5) In section 17(6)(a) (protection and improvement of walkways) -

(6) In section 18A(2)(c) (use of vehicles on walkways) for the words "London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984) or for the maintenance of which London Regional Transport or (as the case may be) that subsidiary is responsible" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) or for the maintenance of which Transport for London or (as the case may be) any such subsidiary is responsible".

(7) In section 24(2) (works of statutory undertakers) -

Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1970
     29. In section 15(5) (licence to erect scaffolding) of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1970[36] for the words "London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984)" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

London Transport Act 1971
     30. - (1) The London Transport Act 1971[37] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 26(1)(a) (enforcement of byelaws) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (3) In section 27(2) (advertisements on shelters) for the words "London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984)" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974
     31. - (1) The Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974[38] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 14(7)(c) (further powers of highway authorities) -

(3) In section 15 (parking on footways, grass verges, etc) -

(b) in subsection (11) for the words "or the London Transport Executive" there shall be substituted "or by Transport for London in relation to which Transport for London is not the highway authority"; and

(c) in subsection (12) in the definition of "highway authority" -

    (4) In section 21(7) (removal of vehicles for street cleansing) in the definition of "vehicle" for the words "owned by London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs (within the meaning of the London Regional Transport Act 1984)" there shall be substituted "owned or operated by Transport for London, a subsidiary (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) of Transport for London or any other person who provides a service pursuant to an agreement under section 156, or a transport subsidiary's agreement within the meaning of section 169, of the Greater London Authority Act 1999".

London Transport Act 1975
     32. In section 24(2) (railway byelaws not to apply to specified area of Heathrow Airport central station) of the London Transport Act 1975[39], for the words "section 67 of the Transport Act 1962 with respect to the railways and railway premises of the Executive" there shall be substituted "paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 with respect to railways and railway premises of Transport for London or a subsidiary (within the meaning of that Act) of Transport for London".

London Transport Act 1982
     33. - (1) The London Transport Act 1982[40] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 19 (lost property) -

" "London local service" and "London local service agreement" have the meanings given by sections 179(1) and (3) and 182(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

"lost property" means any property found on or in -

(b) in subsection (5) for the words "London Regional Transport's" there shall be substituted "Transport for London's"; and

(c) for the words "London Regional Transport" wherever else occurring there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (3) In Schedule 2 (further provisions with respect to lost property) for the words "London Regional Transport", wherever occurring, there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

London Local Authorities Act 1990
     34. - (1) The London Local Authorities Act 1990[41] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 4 (interpretation of Part II) in paragraph (vi) of the definition of "night café" for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (3) In section 24(6)(b) (relevant corporations) for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

    (4) In section 39(1) (savings) for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted -

London Local Authorities Act 1994
35. In section 4(13) (distribution of free literature) of the London Local Authorities Act 1994[42] for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted -

London Local Authorities Act 1995
36. In section 13(8) of the London Local Authorities Act 1995[43] (protective provisions) in the definition of "protected party" for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

PART 3
Subordinate Legislation
The British Transport Police Force Scheme 1963
     37. - (1) The British Transport Police Force Scheme 1963[44] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In the definition of "the other Boards" in article 1(a) for "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London and any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

Railway Bridges (Load-Bearing Standards) (England and Wales) Order 1972
     38. In article 2(1) (interpretation) of the Railway Bridges (Load-Bearing Standards) (England and Wales) Order 1972[45] in paragraph (a) of the definition of "railway bridge" for sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted -

Public Service Vehicles (Lost Property) Regulations 1978
     39. In regulation 4(2) (exemption from Regulations) of the Public Service Vehicles (Lost Property) Regulations 1978[46] for the words "the London Transport Executive" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979
     40. - (1) Article 26(6) (notice etc. to highway and bridge authorities) of the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979[47] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In sub-paragraph (ii) -

    (3) For the words "such council, Executive or Board" there shall be substituted "Transport for London, or such council or Board".

Heather and Grass etc. (Burning) Regulations 1986
     41. - (1) The Heather and Grass etc. (Burning) Regulations 1986[48] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) -

" "Transport for London" means Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999);"; and

(3) In regulations 4, 5(2)(c)(ii) and (3), 7(3)(b)(ii) and (4) and 9(5) for the words "the London Regional Transport" in each place where those words occur there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 1986
42. In paragraph 2 of the Schedule (exempted vehicles) to the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 1986[49] -

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Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1986
     43. In Schedule 1 to the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1986[51] in the list of bodies at the end of the Schedule for "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999)".

Heather and Grass etc. (Burning) (Amendment) Regulations 1987
     44. In the Heather and Grass etc. (Burning) (Amendment) Regulations 1987[52] regulations 3 and 4 shall be omitted.

Litter (Statutory Undertakers) (Designation and Relevant Land) Order 1991
     45. In article 2 (designation of statutory undertakers) of the Litter (Statutory Undertakers) (Designation and Relevant Land) Order 1991[53] for the words "London Regional Transport, and any subsidiary or related company of London Regional Transport as defined in section 68 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984" there shall be substituted "Transport for London, or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) or company as respects which Transport for London has, or at any time has had, a beneficial interest (either directly or through nominees or subsidiaries) in not less than 20 per cent of its issued ordinary share capital".

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Persons) Order 1992
     46. In the Schedule (prescribed persons) to the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Persons) Order 1992[54] -

Docklands Light Railway (Penalty Fares and Provision of Police Services) Order 1994
     47. In the Docklands Light Railway (Penalty Fares and Provision of Police Services) Order 1994[55] article 9 shall be omitted.

The Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994
     48. - (1) The Railways (London Regional Transport) (Exemptions) Order 1994[56] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) For the words "LRT company" wherever occurring there shall be substituted "TfL company".

    (3) In article 2, in the definition of "TfL company" (as substituted by sub-paragraph (2) above), paragraph (a) shall be omitted.

Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994
     49. In the Schedule to the Railways (Alternative Closure Procedure) Order 1994[57] (railway services to which Schedule 5 of the Railways Act 1993 is to have effect) the reference to the London Regional Transport Act 1984 shall be omitted.

Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996
     50. In Part Q of Schedule 1 (utilities and activities) to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996[58] the words "London Regional Transport" shall be omitted.

Banking Act 1987 (Exempt Transactions) Regulations 1997
     51. In Schedule 2 (bodies referred to in regulation 10) to the Banking Act 1987 (Exempt Transactions) Regulations 1997[59] for "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

Local Authorities (Transport Charges) Regulations 1998
     52. - (1) The Local Authorities (Transport Charges) Regulations 1998[60] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) -

" "travel concession permit" has the same meaning as in Chapter VII of Part IV of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (see section 243(5) of that Act)."

(3) In the Schedule, in Table 3 -

Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998
53. In Schedule 2 (employers exempted from compulsory insurance) to the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998[61] for paragraph 6 there shall be substituted -

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River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) Order 1999
54. - (1) The River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) Order 1999[62] shall be amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(1) -

" "TfL" means Transport for London and includes any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999);".

    (3) For "LRT" (wherever occurring otherwise than in article 2(1)) there shall be substituted "TfL".

The London Regional Transport (Transitional Modifications) Order 2000
     55. The London Regional Transport (Transitional Modifications) Order 2000[63] is revoked.

The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000
     56. In the definition of "local authority" in rule 4 (interpretation) of the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000[64] for the words "London Regional Transport" there shall be substituted "Transport for London".

The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001
     57. In article 28(12) (interpretation of article 28) of the London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001[65] -

SCHEDULE 2Article 4

WORKS AND MAINTENANCE POWERS, PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS, ETC

PART 1
ENACTMENTS CONFERRING WORKS AND MAINTENANCE POWERS ONLONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT
     1. London Transport Act 1969[66].

     2. London Transport Act 1971[67].

     3. London Transport (No. 2) Act 1971[68].

     4. London Transport Act 1972[69].

     5. London Transport Act 1973[70].

     6. London Transport Act 1975[71].

     7. London Transport Act 1977[72].

     8. London Transport Act 1978[73].

     9. London Transport Act 1980[74].

     10. London Transport Act 1981[75].

     11. London Transport Act 1982[76].

     12. London Transport (General Powers) Act 1982[77].

     13. London Transport Act 1984[78].

     14. London Transport (Tower Hill) Act 1985[79].

     15. London Regional Transport Act 1989[80].

     16. London Regional Transport (No. 2) Act 1989[81].

PART 2
ENACTMENTS CONFERRING PROTECTION ON THIRD PARTIES[82]
     1. London Passenger Transport Act 1933[83], sections 93 and 98.

     2. London Passenger Transport Act 1934[84], Part VIII.

     3. London Passenger Transport Act 1935[85], Part VII.

     4. London Passenger Transport Act 1936[86], Part VI.

     5. London Passenger Transport Act 1937[87], Part VII.

     6. London Passenger Transport Act 1938[88], Part VII.

     7. London Passenger Transport Act 1939[89], Part VII.

     8. London Passenger Transport Act 1947[90], Part VI.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision consequential upon completion of the transfer of the undertaking of London Regional Transport to Transport for London and the abolition of London Regional Transport.

Article 2 introduces Schedule 1 which makes consequential amendments to legislation referring to London Regional Transport and its subsidiaries. Part 1 amends public general Acts, Part 2 local Acts and Part 3 statutory instruments. Article 3 provides for the carrying over of byelaws made or having effect as if made by London Regional Transport.

Article 4 provides for the enactments set out in Schedule 2 (which contain works and maintenance powers and protective provisions) to apply to Transport for London and its subsidiaries as they applied to London Regional Transport and its subsidiaries immediately before the coming into force of this Order. Article 5 provides that, in orders made by the former Traffic Director for London under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 following a direction by the Secretary of State under repealed provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1991, references to bus services provided under an agreement with London Regional Transport are to be treated as references to bus services provided under an agreement with Transport for London or a subsidiary.

Notes:

[1] 1999 c. 29.back

[2] 1984 c. 32.back

[3] 1991 c. 27; section 58(1) was repealed by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 34, Part VII.back

[4] 1984 c. 27; section 6 was amended by the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), Schedule 5, paragraph 4, by the New Roads and Streets Works Act 1991 (c. 22), Schedule 8, paragraph 21 and Schedule 9 and by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 36(2); section 9 was amended by the Local Government Act 1985, Schedule 5, paragraph 4, by the New Roads and Streets Work Act 1991, Schedule 8, paragraph 23 and by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 4, paragraph 24. Orders under sections 6 and 9 regulating traffic on trunk roads forming part of the priority route network designated under section 50(1) (repealed) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 were made by the Traffic Director for London by virtue of section 58(3) (repealed).back

[5] 1993 c. 14.back

[6] 1962 c. 46. The reference to "the Boards" in section 52(4) applied to London Regional Transport by virtue of the London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32), Schedule 4, paragraph 6(2)(a). In section 67 subsection (2A) was inserted by the London Regional Transport Act 1984, Schedule 4, paragraph 2.back

[7] 1905 c. 11.back

[8] 1954 c. 64.back

[9] 1949 c. xxix.back

[10] 1845 c. 20.back

[11] 1968 c. 7. Section 3(3) was, by virtue of the Transport (London) Act 1969 (c. 35), Schedule 3, paragraph 1(1), (2)(d), to have effect as if for the reference to the London Transport Board there were substituted a reference to the London Transport Executive; a reference to London Regional Transport was in turn substituted for the reference to the London Transport Executive by the London Regional Transport Act 1984, Schedule 4, paragraph 1.back