EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 30 of the Railways Act 2005 provides for a closure procedure where there is a proposal by a funding authority to close a station. Section 38 of that Act enables the exclusion of stations from that procedure and article 2 of this Order excludes the station at Hairmyres, in the local government area of South Lanarkshire, from the procedure. The station at Hairmyres is being relocated as part of the East Kilbride Enhancement Project.

No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this Order as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.

A Childs Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment has been prepared and can be viewed at https://www.legislation.gov.uk.