232 Amendment of access agreements

232  Amendment of access agreements

(1)     In subsection (1) of section 22 of the Railways Act 1993 (amendment of access agreement void unless approved by Regulator), insert at the end “or is made pursuant to directions under section 22A or 22C below or Schedule 4A to this Act.”

(2)     After that section insert—

“22A Directions to require amendment permitting more extensive use

(1)     The Regulator may, on the application of the person permitted by an access agreement to use the whole or part of a railway facility or network installation, give directions requiring the parties to the access agreement to make to the agreement—

(a)     amendments permitting more extensive use of the railway facility or network installation by the applicant; and

(b)     any amendments which the Regulator considers necessary or desirable in consequence of those amendments.

(2)     In subsection (1)(a) above “more extensive use” means—

(a)     increased use for the purpose for which the applicant is permitted by the access agreement to use the railway facility or network installation, or

(b)     (in the case of a railway facility) use for any other permitted purpose,

and if the applicant is permitted to use only part of the railway facility or network installation,

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