In sections 30 to 30B and this section—
"direct award" and "public service contract" have the same meanings as in the 2023 Regulations (see regulation 2(1));
"public sector company" means a company that is—
wholly owned by the Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers or the Scottish Ministers,
jointly owned by the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers, or
jointly owned by the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers;
"the 2023 Regulations" means the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1369).
Subsections (4) and (5) of section 58 of the Railways Act 2005 (meaning of "wholly owned" and "jointly owned") apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that Act.