Legislation – Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

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Introduction

Part 1
Investigation of Railway Accidents

1 Meaning of “railway” and “railway property”

2 Meaning of “railway accident” and “railway incident”

3 Establishment

4 General aims

5 Assistance to others

6 Annual report

7 Investigations

8 Investigator’s powers

9 Regulations

10 Requirement to investigate

11 Accident regulations

12 Crown application

13 Regulations

14 Extent

Part 2
Office of Rail Regulation

15 Establishment

16 Transfer of functions

17 Extent

Part 3
British Transport Police

18 The British Transport Police Authority

19 Exercise of functions

20 Establishment of Police Force

21 Chief Constable

22 Deputy Chief Constable

23 Assistant Chief Constables

24 Constables

25 Special constables

26 Cadets

27 Civilian employees

28 Exercise of powers by civilians

29 Terms of employment

30 Trade union membership

31 Jurisdiction

32 Prosecution

33 Police services agreement

34 Compulsory police services agreement

35 Arbitration by Secretary of State

36 Police regulations: general

37 Police regulations: special constables

38 Police regulations: cadets

39 British Transport Police Federation

40 Regulations: approval in draft

41 Police regulations: direction to Authority

42 Police regulations by Secretary of State

43 Regulations: further appeal

44 Equipment regulations

45 Regulation of procedure and practice

46 Conditions of service: Transport Police Conference

47 Code of practice: Authority

48 Code of practice: Chief Constable

49 Service outside Police Force

50 Policing objectives: Authority

51 Policing objectives: Secretary of State

52 Railways policing plan

53 Performance targets

54 Performance directions

55 Three-year strategy plan

56 Reports by Chief Constable

57 Annual report by Authority

58 Other reports to Secretary of State

59 Statistics

60 Inquiry

61 Inquiry: supplemental

62 Public consultation

63 Inspection

64 Action after adverse inspection report

65 Remedial direction

66 Action plan

67 Senior appointment: delegation of function

68 Offences

69 Part III of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)

70 International assistance

71 Exercise of functions by Secretary of State

72 Crown application

73 Consequential, transitional and incidental provision

74 Regulations and orders

75 Interpretation

76 Index of defined expressions

77 Extent

Part 4
Shipping: Alcohol and Drugs

78 Professional staff on duty

79 Professional staff off duty

80 Non-professionals

81 Prescribed limit

82 Penalty

83 Specimens, &c.

84 Detention pending arrival of police

85 Arrest without warrant

86 Right of entry

87 Consequential repeal

88 Orders and regulations

89 Interpretation

90 Crown application, &c.

91 Territorial application

Part 5
Aviation: Alcohol and Drugs

92 Being unfit for duty

93 Prescribed limit

94 Aviation functions

95 Penalty

96 Specimens, &c.

97 Arrest without warrant

98 Right of entry

99 Regulations

100 Crown application

101 Military application

102 Territorial application

Part 6
Miscellaneous

103 Convention on International Carriage by Rail

104 Office of Rail Regulation: general duties

105 Railways safety levy

106 Railway security services

107 Road traffic: testing for drink and drugs

108 Traffic regulation on long distance routes

109 Road traffic: fixed penalty

110 Seat belts: delivery drivers

111 Highways: snow and ice

112 Shipping legislation: application to structures, craft, &c.

113 Maritime security services

114 Railways in London: transfers

115 Railways in London: information

Part 7
General

116 Schedules 1 and 4: sequestration, &c. in Scotland

117 Interpretation: enactment

118 Repeals

119 Money

120 Commencement

121 Extent

122 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Office of Rail Regulation

SCHEDULE 2 Abolition of Rail Regulator: Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 3 Abolition of Rail Regulator: Savings, &c.

SCHEDULE 4 British Transport Police Authority

SCHEDULE 5 British Transport Police: Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 6 Convention on International Carriage by Rail

SCHEDULE 7 Road Traffic: Testing for Drink and Drugs

SCHEDULE 8 Repeals

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Abolition of Rail Regulator: Consequential Amendments

Part 1Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)

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Subject to the following paragraphs of this Schedule, in the provisions specified in the following table—

(a)

for “the Regulator” substitute “the Office of Rail Regulation”,

(b)

for “he” and “him”, where they refer only to the Regulator, substitute “it”, and

(c)

for “his”, where it refers to the Regulator, substitute “its”.

Section

Description

Section

Description

Section 4

General duties

Section 22B

Applications for directions

Section 6

Unauthorised operators

Section 22C

Amendment: supplementary

Section 7

Exemptions

Section 24

Exemption of passenger services

Section 7A

Consumer protection conditions

Section 26

Invitations to tender

Section 8

Licences

Section 43

Closures: notification &c.

Section 9

Conditions of licences

Section 46

Variation of closure conditions

Section 11

Assignment of licences

Section 46A

General determinations

Section 12

Modification by agreement

Section 46B

Notification of minor closures

Section 13

Modification references

Section 55

Orders for ensuring compliance

Section 14

Reports on references

Section 56

Procedural requirements

Section 15

Modification following report

Section 57A

Penalties

Section 15A

Power to veto modification

Section 57B

Statement of policy

Section 15B

Modification by Commission

Section 57C

Procedural requirements for penalties

Section 15C

Supplementary

Section 67

Respective functions

Section 16

Modification by order

Section 68

Investigatory functions

Section 16A

Provision &c. of facilities

Section 69

General functions

Section 16B

Exemption

Section 71

Publication of information

Section 16C

Applications for directions

Section 72

Keeping of register: Regulator

Section 16D

Procedure

Section 73

Keeping of register: Authority

Section 16E

Decisions: adequate reward

Section 74

Reports: Regulator

Section 16F

Decisions: other provisions

Section 75

Reports: Authority

Section 16G

Directions

Section 76

Rail Passengers’ Council

Section 16H

Code of Practice

Section 77

Rail Passengers’ Committees

Section 16I

Supplementary

Section 79

Annual reports

Section 17

Access agreements: directions

Section 95

Transfer schemes: power to require information

Section 18

Access agreements: approval

Section 118

National emergency

Section 19

Access agreements: use of installations

Section 145

Disclosure of information

Section 19A

Review of access charges

Schedule 2

Rail Passengers’ Committees

Section 20

Exemption

Schedule 3

Rail Passengers’ Council

Section 21

Model clauses

Schedule 4

Access agreements

Section 22

Amendment

Schedule 4A

Review of access charges

Section 22A

Directions to amend