UK Statutory Instrument SI 2005 United Kingdom

Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005

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Enforced by
ORR
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 3 of 14 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Any Person5 Director or Officer1

Plus 8 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

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Part 1

GENERAL

0 of 4 sections shown
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Repeals and revocations, and consequential amendments
s.004 Scope
Part 2

Railway Undertaking LICENCES

4 of 5 sections shown
s.005 Prohibition of unlicensed provision of services Prosecution
  • Operate a train service without a railway licenceAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.006 Appointment of licensing authority and grant of railway undertaking licences Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must publish licensing procedures and decide applications within 3 monthsStatutory regulator
s.008 Monitoring, suspension and revocation of railway undertaking licences Regulated
  • Submit railway licence to ORR before significant change or extensionAny Person
s.008 Information sharing by the ORR Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must share Channel Tunnel licence compliance information with French authorityStatutory regulator
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Validity of railway undertaking licences
Part 3

STATEMENTS OF NATIONAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS

3 of 6 sections shown
s.009 Prohibition on operating trains without a statement of national regulatory provisions Prosecution
  • Operate train services without a statement of national regulatory provisionsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.010 Statements of national regulatory provisions (“SNRPs”) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must issue an SNRP to eligible licensed rail operators on applicationStatutory regulator
s.013 Modification of SNRPs by consent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must notify and consider representations before changing SNRP conditionsStatutory regulator
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011 Conditions of SNRPs
s.012 Referral for Commission's opinion
s.014 Application and modification of statutory provisions in relation to SNRPs and SNRP holders
Part 4

MISCELLANEOUS

3 of 7 sections shown
s.015 Making of false statements etc Prosecution
  • Make false statement in railway licence information or applicationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.016 Offences by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships Regulated
  • Consent, connive or neglect in company's railway licensing offenceDirector or Officer
s.021 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must periodically review and report on railway licensing regulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.017 General duties of the Rail Passengers' Council
s.018 Restrictions on disclosure of information
s.019 Duties of the London Transport Users' Committee
s.020 Transitional provisions relating to existing licences and licence exemptions
Schedules

Schedules

4 of 48 shown
s.sch002 Good repute Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must consider all relevant evidence when assessing good reputeStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Without prejudice to the generality of its powers under paragraph... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must not certify good repute for insolvent or convicted railway undertakingsStatutory regulator
s.sch002 For the purpose of demonstrating its financial fitness a railway... Regulated
  • Provide annual accounts and financial details to ORRAny Person
s.sch002 The ORR shall not find the railway undertaking to be... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • ORR must not find railway undertaking financially fit if tax/social security arrearsStatutory regulator
44 other schedules
s.sch001 The Railway Fires Act 1905
s.sch001 The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002
s.sch001 The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004
s.sch001 The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004
s.sch001 The Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 2005
s.sch001 Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005
s.sch001 The Insolvency Act 1986
s.sch001 The Railways Act 1993
s.sch001 The Civil Contingencies Act 2004
s.sch001 The Railways Act 2005
s.sch001 In section 59 of that Act (consequential amendments, transitional provisions...
s.sch001 The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertising) Regulations 1992
s.sch001 The Railways (Amendment) Regulations 1998
s.sch001 The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001
s.sch002 Professional competence
s.sch002 Insurance Cover
s.sch002 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 2, a person has...
s.sch002 (1) Any reference in paragraph 3 to an offence under...
s.sch002 In paragraphs 1 and 2 the reference to any appropriate...
s.sch002 Financial fitness
s.sch002 Without prejudice to regulation 6(6), the ORR may request that...
s.sch003 Application and modification of statutory provisions to SNRPs and SNRP holders
s.sch003 Railway administration orders
s.sch003 Modification references to the Competition Commission
s.sch003 In section 15 of that Act (modification following report), subsection...
s.sch003 In section 15B of that Act (making of modifications by...
s.sch003 Orders for securing compliance
s.sch003 Keeping of register by the ORR
s.sch003 Enterprise Act 2002: regulated markets
s.sch003 Amendment of access agreements
s.sch004 The relevant date
s.sch004 To the extent that a person is exempted, by virtue...
s.sch004 The European licence referred to in paragraph 10(a) shall be...
s.sch004 The SNRP referred to in paragraph 10(b) shall be in...
s.sch004 Regulations 7 and 8 and 15 to 19 shall apply...
s.sch004 Regulations 10(3) and 11 to 19 shall apply in relation...
s.sch004 Existing licences granted under the Railways Act 1993
s.sch004 (1) To the extent that the licence authorises the provision...
s.sch004 (1) To the extent that the licence relates to the...
s.sch004 Existing licences granted pursuant to the Railways Regulations 1998
s.sch004 To the extent that the licence authorises the provision of...
s.sch004 (1) The holder of the licence shall be deemed to...
s.sch004 Applications for licences under the Railways Act 1993 or the Railways Regulations 1998
s.sch004 Existing licence exemptions granted under the Railways Act 1993

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