Commentary on Sections and Schedules Excluded Proposals Section 36: Designation of experimental passenger services
140.This section sets out the powers of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers as well as the NAW to designate passenger services as 'experimental'. The maximum period for which a service may be designated as “experimental” is five years. A service that is already so designated under the 1993 Act will continue to be so designated until the 5 years expires in their case (or the designation is revoked). Designated experimental services are not covered by the provisions in sections 22 to 24 to but have a separate and simplified closure procedure as set out in section 37.