Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008
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The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 (c. 5) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
which amends the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996
. 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".
by the Secretary of State for Transport
, Ruth Kelly
, on 8 November 2007. 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. The Bill was read for the third time in the House of Lords on 13 May 2008 and was passed without further amendment.
) is included in the period of two months. This means that the Act came into force on 22 July 2008.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
which amends the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. This act provides for construction, maintenance and operation of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link between St Pancras railway station and the entrance to the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone.-External links:* - Hansard...
. Its principal provision is to allow the Office of Rail Regulation
Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation is a statutory board which is the combined economic and safety regulatory authority for Great Britain's railway network. It was established on 5 July 2004 by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, replacing the Rail Regulator...
to charge the operator of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
High Speed 1 , officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and originally as the Continental Main Line , is a high-speed railway line running from London through Kent to the British end of the Channel Tunnel.The line was built to carry international passenger traffic from the United Kingdom...
"a fee in respect of the exercise of any of the Office of Rail Regulation's functions in relation to the rail link".
Passage of the bill
The legislation was introduced to the House of Commons as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) BillBill (proposed law)
A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
by the Secretary of State for Transport
Secretary of State for Transport
The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. The role has had a high turnover as new appointments are blamed for the failures of decades of their predecessors...
, Ruth Kelly
Ruth Kelly
Ruth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
, on 8 November 2007. The Bill was read for the third time in the House of Commons on 17 January 2008 and passed to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
with one amendment agreed. The Bill was read for the third time in the House of Lords on 13 May 2008 and was passed without further amendment.
Section 6 - Interpretation, commencement, short title
Section 6(2) provides that the Act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months. The day (that is to say, 22 May 2008) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assentRoyal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
) is included in the period of two months. This means that the Act came into force on 22 July 2008.
External links
- The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008.
- theyworkforyou.com - HansardHansardHansard is the name of the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard, an early printer and publisher of these transcripts.-Origins:...
records of Parliamentary debate relating to the Act