4 General duties of the Secretary of State and [the Office of Rail and Road]

4  General duties of the Secretary of State and [the Office of Rail and Road]

(1)     [[The Office of Rail and Road] shall] have a duty to exercise the functions assigned or transferred to [it] under or by virtue of this Part [or the Railways Act 2005 that are not safety functions] in the manner which [it] considers best calculated—

[(zb)     to promote improvements in railway service performance;

(a)     otherwise to protect the interests of users of railway services;]

(b)     to promote the use of the railway network in Great Britain for the carriage of passengers and goods, and the development of that railway network, to the greatest extent that [it] considers economically practicable;

[(ba)     to contribute to the development of an integrated system of transport of passengers and goods;

(bb)     to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development;]

(c)     to promote efficiency and economy on the part of persons providing railway services;

(d)     to promote competition in the provision of railway services [for the benefit of users of railway services];

(e)     to promote measures designed to facilitate the making by passengers of journeys which involve use of the services of more than one passenger service operator;

(f)     to impose

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