34 Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives: franchising

34  Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives: franchising

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The fact that any services for the carriage of passengers by railway are, or are to be, provided by the [Authority] or a wholly owned subsidiary of the [Authority] under a section 20(2) agreement does not preclude the designation of those services under section 23(1) above .Ìý.Ìý..

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Subsection (1) above does not affect the continuing validity of any section 20(2) agreement and, accordingly, no services provided, or to be provided, under such an agreement shall begin to be provided under a franchise agreement until such time as the section 20(2) agreement in question has terminated.

(3)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Subject to section 35(7) below, a Passenger Transport Executive shall continue to have power to enter into section 20(2) agreements with the [Authority] or any wholly owned subsidiary of the [Authority] for the provision of services for the carriage of passengers by railway until such time as the services in question first begin to be provided under a franchise agreement; and, accordingly, once the services first begin to be so provided, the Executive in question shall cease to have power

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