uksi/2020/170 — The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 2020

2020 No. 170 Transport The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 2020 Made at 9.00 a.m. on 24th February 2020 Laid before Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 24th February 2020 Coming into force 16th March 2020 The Secretary of State, makes the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1), (2) and (9), 16B(1), (2), (3) and (5), 20(1), (2) and (8), 24(1), (2) and (8) of the Railways Act 1993 and sections 25(7) and 38(1) of the Railways Act 2005 . In accordance with sections 7(1), 16B(1) and 20(1) of the Railways Act 1993, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Office of Rail and Road . Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 16th March 2020. Amendment of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2013 2 In the Schedule to the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2013 , for the map substitute the map in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Vere Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport At 9.00 a.m. on 24th February 2020 SCHEDULE Map of Manchester Metrolink Network Article 2 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order relates to the Greater Manchester Light Rapid Transit System, also known as Metrolink (the “Metrolink network”). The Order amends the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) Order 2013 (“the 2013 Order”) by replacing the map contained in the Schedule to that Order with a revised map of the Metrolink network (article 2). The revised map includes a short section of additional track and six new stations that are being constructed. The effect is to extend the exemptions granted by the 2013 Order to the extension of the Metrolink network, construction of which was authorised by the Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 ( S.I. 2016/1035 ). A full explanation of the exemptions granted by the 2013 Order, which are extended by this Order, can be found in the Explanatory Note and the Explanatory Memorandum to the 2013 Order. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no cost to business or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on the website www.legislation.gov.uk .