Rail Company Act 2009

If a copy of a direction, or a copy of written notice of an amendment or revocation of such a direction, is given to the Board or a subsidiary board under section 20A(5), the Minister must table a copy of the direction, or the written notice, in each House of Parliament within 7 sitting-days after the direction or notice is so given.

Despite subsection (1), within 5 days after a board receives a copy of a direction or a copy of a written notice under section 20A(5), the relevant board may make a written request to the members that the direction, or written notice of an amendment or revocation of a direction, should not be tabled under subsection (1).

A board may only make a request under subsection (2) if the board is of the opinion that the tabling of the direction or written notice may – disadvantage or cause damage to the Company or a subsidiary, whether directly or indirectly; or enable another person, whether directly or indirectly, to gain an unreasonable advantage; or constitute a breach of confidentiality; or prejudice an investigation into – misconduct or possible misconduct; or an offence, or possible offence, against this Act.

If the members are satisfied that a direction, or written notice of an amendment or revocation of a direction, should not be tabled under subsection (1) for a reason specified in subsection (3) – subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the direction, the amendment or the revocation; and the Minister must table a statement that the direction has been given, or that written notice of an amendment or revocation has been given, in each House of Parliament within 7 sitting-days after the direction or notice is given to the relevant board under section 20A.

In the report prepared by the Board in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries for a financial year, the Board must publish – subject to paragraph (b), a list of – each direction, given to the Board or a subsidiary board under section 20A, that was in effect in respect of the Company or subsidiary during the financial year; and each revocation of a direction that was given to the Board or a subsidiary board, under section 20A, during the financial year; or if the Minister has tabled a statement under subsection (4) in respect of a direction, or the amendment or revocation of a direction, given to the Board or a subsidiary board under section 20A in respect of the financial year – a copy of the statement.