Railways Act 1993
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The Railways Act 1993 is a UK law that broke up and privatised the state-owned British Rail, creating a new structure of private train operators and separate infrastructure management.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Railways Act 1993 canonical | 2 |
| British Rail privatisation | 1 |
| breakup of British Rail | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| abolished | British Rail as a vertically integrated state railway ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Railways Act 2005
ⓘ
Transport Act 2000 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
provisions on access agreements to railway infrastructure
ⓘ
provisions on consumer protection for rail users ⓘ provisions on licensing of railway operators ⓘ provisions on transfer schemes for railway property ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdConceptOf |
passenger rail franchises
ⓘ
railway infrastructure company ⓘ train operating companies ⓘ |
| enabledPrivatisationOf | British Rail ⓘ |
| establishedOffice |
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF)
|
| establishedRegulator | Rail Regulator ⓘ |
| government |
John Major
ⓘ
surface form:
John Major government
|
| implementedPolicy |
introduction of competition in passenger rail services
ⓘ
introduction of competition in rail freight services ⓘ privatisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| introducedBy | John MacGregor ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 1993 c. 43 ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the restructuring of the railway industry; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Rail Regulator and a Director of Passenger Rail Franchising; to make provision with respect to the provision of railway services; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 1992–93 ⓘ |
| politicalPartyPromoter | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| providedForCreationOf |
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising
ⓘ
surface form:
Director of Passenger Rail Franchising
Franchising Director ⓘ Rail Regulator ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Rail Regulator
Railtrack ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to railway track and stations
ⓘ
licensing of freight train operators ⓘ licensing of passenger train operators ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
British Railways Board
Network Rail ⓘ Railtrack ⓘ |
| restructured | British Rail ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1993-11-05 ⓘ |
| sector | rail transport ⓘ |
| separated | railway operations from railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Railways Act 1993 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
rail transport regulation
ⓘ
railway franchising ⓘ railway infrastructure management ⓘ railway privatisation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Rail privatisation
this entity surface form:
breakup of British Rail