Section 57 — Rail: franchising of passenger services
This version in force from 2016-05-23
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) Section 25 of the Railways Act 1993 (public sector operators not to be franchisees) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, at the beginning insert “ England and Wales: ”.
(3) After subsection (2) insert— (2A) Subsection (1) does not prevent a public sector operator from being a franchisee in relation to a Scottish franchise agreement.
(4) This section does not have effect in relation to any invitation to tender under section 26(2) of the Railways Act 1993 issued before the day on which this section comes into force.