Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932

Obligation to run certain services of trains.

6.—(1) In the case of any railway line to which this Part of this Act applies and over which a specified service of trains was, immediately before the passing of the Principal Act, required by statute, statutory order, or statutory agreement to be run as a minimum service or otherwise, it shall, from and after the passing of this Act until otherwise provided by an order under this Part of this Act, be obligatory for the company owning such line to run over such line in accordance with the said statute, statutory order, or statutory agreement (as the case may be) the said specified service of trains required by the said statute, order, or agreement, whether such statute, order, or agreement is or is not in force at the passing of this Act or at any time thereafter.

(2) In the case of every railway line to which this Part of this Act applies and over which no specified service of trains is required by the preceding sub-section of this section to be run, it shall, from and after the passing of this Act until otherwise provided by an order under this Part of this Act, be obligatory for the company owning such line to run over such line a service of trains giving facilities for transport of passengers, merchandise and mails not less in quantity or convenience than the facilities for such transport given by the service of trains run over the said line during the last seven days of the month of November, 1931.