136 Grants and subsidies
Railways Act 1993 (1993 c 43) | Legislation

Financial provisions

136  Grants and subsidies

(1)     The Secretary of State [and the Scottish Ministers shall each] be the competent authority of Great Britain in relation to the railways financial status regulations.

(2)     The Secretary of State[, the Scottish Ministers and, to the extent specified in subsection (2A) below, the National Assembly for Wales shall each be] the competent authority of Great Britain, in relation to persons who operate services for the carriage of goods by railway, for the purposes of the public service obligations regulations.

[(2A)     For the purposes of subsection (2) above the National Assembly for Wales shall only be the competent authority in relation to services for the carriage of goods by railway which are operated within Wales.]

[(2B)     Subsections (2) and (2A) cease to have effect on 3rd December 2012.]

(3)     The following persons, that is to say—

(a)     the Secretary of State,

[(aa)     the Scottish Ministers,

(ab)     to the extent specified in subsection (3A) below, [the Welsh Ministers],]

(b)     . . .

(c)     to the extent specified in subsection (4) below, every Passenger Transport Executive, and

(d)     to the extent specified in subsection (5) below—

(i)     every non-metropolitan county or district council in England or

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