Railways Act 1993

Railways Act 1993

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the appointment and functions of a Rail Regulator and a Director of Passenger Rail Franchising and of users' consultative committees for the railway industry and for certain ferry services; to make new provision with respect to the provision of railway services and the persons by whom they are to be provided or who are to secure their provision; to make provision for and in connection with the grant and acquisition of rights over, and the disposal or other transfer and vesting of, any property, rights or liabilities by means of which railway services are, or are to be, provided; to amend the functions of the British Railways Board; to make provision with respect to the safety of railways and the protection of railway employees and members of the public from personal injury and other risks arising from the construction or operation of railways; to make further provision with respect to transport police; to make provision with respect to certain railway pension schemes; to make provision for and in connection with the payment of grants and subsidies in connection with railways and in connection with the provision of facilities for freight haulage by inland waterway; to make provision in relation to tramways and other guided transport systems; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1993 c. 43
Territorial extent	England and Wales Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	5 November 1993
Commencement	1 January 1994
Other legislation
Amends	Regulation of Railways Act 1889 Post Office Act 1953 Transport Act 1962 Transport Act 1968 Post Office Act 1969 British Railways Act 1971 Railways Act 1974 Transport Act 1978 Transport Act 1980 Transport Act 1981 Transport (Finance) Act 1982 London Regional Transport Act 1984 Transport Act 1985 Channel Tunnel Act 1987 New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 British Railways Board (Finance) Act 1991
Repeals/revokes	London Midland and Scottish Railway (Road Transport) Act 1928 Great Western Railway (Road Transport) Act 1928 London and North Eastern Railway (Road Transport) Act 1928 Southern Railway (Road Transport) Act 1928 Great Western Railway (Air Transport) Act 1929 London and North Eastern Railway (Air Transport) Act 1929 London Midland and Scottish Railway (Air Transport) Act 1929 Southern Railway (Air Transport) Act 1929 Transport (Financial Provisions) Act 1977 Transport Act 1962 (Amendment) Act 1981
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Railways Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) was introduced by John Major's Conservative government and passed on 5 November 1993. It provided for the restructuring of the British Railways Board (BRB), the public corporation that owned and operated the national railway system. A few residual responsibilities of the BRB remained with BRB (Residuary) Ltd.