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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 1 of 34 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 2 carry different penalties and 31 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Operator23 Applicant3 Any Person2 Director or Officer1

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 46 duties

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 42 duties

The Land Registration Rules 2003 25 duties

Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Aircrew) 20 duties

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 18 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 162 duties

Companies Act 2006 126 duties

Insolvency Act 1986 77 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 68 duties

Building Societies Act 1986 32 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

PRELIMINARY

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement and extent

s.002 Amendments, repeals, revocations and transitional provisions

s.003 Interpretation

s.004 Scope

Part 2

ACCESS TO RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

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s.005 Access and transit rights Regulated

Infrastructure manager must honour access and transit rights for international groupings and freight servicesOperator

s.006 Access to terminals and ports Regulated

Grant terminal and port access in a fair, transparent mannerOperator

s.007 Access to services Regulated

Provide non-discriminatory access to rail services and facilitiesOperator

Part 3

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

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s.008 Management independence Regulated

Maintain independence and publish separate accounts for freight and public serviceOperator

s.009 Separation between infrastructure management and transport operations Regulated

Prepare separate accounts and prevent cross-subsidisation of public fundsOperator

s.010 Business Plans Regulated

Prepare and maintain business plans for infrastructure or operationsOperator

s.011 Network Statement Regulated

Develop, publish and keep up to date a network statement for your railway infrastructureOperator

Part 4

INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES

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s.013 Infrastructure costs and accounts Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

ORR must set conditions for balanced accounts and cost incentivesStatutory regulator

s.014 Performance scheme Regulated

Establish a performance scheme to reduce disruption and improve performanceOperator

s.015 Reservation charges Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Pay reservation charges for unused railway capacityStatutory regulator

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.012 Establishing, determining and collecting charges

Part 5

ALLOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY

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s.016 Capacity allocation Regulated

Allocate rail infrastructure capacity fairly and non‑discriminatorilyOperator

s.018 Framework agreements Regulated

Infrastructure managers must comply with framework agreement rulesOperator

s.019 Application for infrastructure capacity Regulated

Submit application for rail infrastructure capacity according to timetableApplicant

s.020 Scheduling and co-ordination Regulated

Infrastructure manager must schedule rail capacity fairly and consult on timetablesOperator

s.021 Ad hoc requests Regulated

Handle ad hoc capacity requests within 5 working days and publish spare capacity infoOperator

s.022 Declaration of specialised infrastructure Regulated

Make rail capacity available to all conforming services and follow rules for specialised designationsOperator

s.023 Congested infrastructure Regulated

Declare and manage congested rail infrastructureOperator

s.024 Capacity analysis Regulated

Carry out capacity analysis of congested rail infrastructureOperator

s.027 Special measures to be taken in the event of disruption Regulated

Restore normal operation and maintain a disruption contingency planOperator

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.017 Co-operation in the allocation of infrastructure capacity crossing more than one network

s.025 Capacity enhancement plan

s.026 Use of train paths

Part 6

REGULATION AND APPEALS

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s.028 Regulatory body Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

ORR must ensure rail infrastructure charges comply with regulationsStatutory regulator

s.030 Competition in the rail services markets Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

ORR must monitor competition in rail services and act on complaintsStatutory regulator

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.029 Appeals to the regulatory body

s.031 Provision of information to the regulatory body

s.032 The International Rail Regulator

Part 7

MISCELLANEOUS

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s.033 Statutory authority to run trains Regulated

Automatic statutory authority to run trains on granted access or transit rightsApplicant

s.035 International Groupings Regulated

Fail to comply with railway regulations as part of an international groupingAny Person

s.036 Civil proceedings Regulated

Comply with key rail access and management regulations (duties actionable by affected persons)Applicant

s.037 Making of false statements Prosecution

Make a false or misleading statement to the rail regulatorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.038 Offences by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships Imprisonment

Director or partner personally liable for company/partnership railway offenceDirector or Officer

s.039 Restriction on disclosure of information Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

ORR must keep confidential business information obtained under these RegulationsStatutory regulator

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.034 Application of enactments concerning railways

s.040 Offences outside the United Kingdom

Schedules

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s.sch003 Principles of access charging Regulated

Ensure railway infrastructure charging scheme is compliant and non-discriminatoryOperator

s.sch003 Exceptions to the charging principles Regulated

Set access charges fairly and without excluding viable market segmentsOperator

s.sch003 (1) An infrastructure manager’s average and marginal charges for equivalent... Regulated

Set non‑discriminatory access charges and show compliance in network statementOperator

s.sch003 If an infrastructure manager intends to modify the essential elements... Regulated

Publish charging system changes three months in advanceOperator

s.sch003 Discounts Regulated

Comply with discount rules for railway infrastructure chargesOperator

s.sch004 Date of timetable change Regulated

Establish working timetable and set change datesOperator

s.sch004 Timetable for the production of the working timetable Regulated

Follow the working timetable production timeline (capacity requests, international paths, draft timetable)Operator

13 other schedules

s.sch001 The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

s.sch001 The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

s.sch001 The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

s.sch001 Railways Act 1993

s.sch001 The Greater London Authority Act 1999

s.sch001 The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

s.sch001 Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

s.sch001 Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2003

s.sch002 The minimum access package referred to in regulation 7(1) shall...

s.sch002 Track access to services facilities and the supply of services...

s.sch002 The additional services referred to in regulation 7(5) may comprise—...

s.sch002 The ancillary services referred to in regulation 7(6) may comprise—...

s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), for specific investment projects completed—...

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The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005

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Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires

PRELIMINARY

ACCESS TO RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES

ALLOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY

REGULATION AND APPEALS

MISCELLANEOUS

Schedules