Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision amending, and supplementary to, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996. |
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| Citation | 2008 c. 5 |
| Introduced by | Ruth Kelly[2] |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 May 2008[3] |
| Commencement | 22 July 2008[4] |
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Status: Current legislation | |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008[1] (c. 5) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amends the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996.
The act was needed to facilitate the restructuring of London and Continental Railways which owned the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.[5][6]
The restructuring split LCR into three components:[6]
- the infrastructure, which included the track and stations
- the land interests
- the UK government's stake in Eurostar
This then facilitated the UK government selling its stake in Eurostar.[6]
Provision
Its principal provision is to allow the Office of Rail Regulation to charge the operator of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link "a fee in respect of the exercise of any of the Office of Rail Regulation's functions in relation to the rail link".
This clarified the regulatory framework of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.[7]
Passage of the bill
The legislation was introduced to the House of Commons as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill by the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, on 8 November 2007.[2] The Bill was read for the third time in the House of Commons on 17 January 2008 and passed to the House of Lords with one amendment agreed.[8][9] The Bill was read for the third time in the House of Lords on 13 May 2008 and was passed without further amendment.[10]