What this covers
Why you need it
Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from UKPGA 1993/43.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for UKPGA 1993/43 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 31
- Penalties
- 13
- Exemptions
- 17
Duties on businesses under the Act
- Apply in writing to the ORR for railway facility directions s.16C
- Obtain consent before transferring or mortgaging railway franchise assets s.27
- Participate in approved discount fare schemes and cap prices s.28
- Breach of rail licence conditions or regulatory orders s.57A
- Fail to provide information or tampering with documents (Railways) s.58
- Apply for court leave before voluntary winding up your railway company s.62
… and 25 more business duties in the same Act.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Fail to comply with a rail security enforcement notice 2 years imprisonment
- Fail to comply with emergency government directions regarding railways 2 years imprisonment
- Failure to comply with railway security instructions 2 years imprisonment
- Obstruct railway security inspections or provide false information 2 years imprisonment
- Personal liability for directors and officers for company rail offences 2 years imprisonment
… and 8 more penalties in the same Act.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Courts restricted from winding up protected railway companies — The company is a 'protected railway company' as defined by the Act
- Disclosure of water industry information to Rail Regulator permitted — Disclosure of information obtained under the Water Industry Act 1991 to the Rail Regulator (ORR) to facilitate the performance of …
- Electronic delivery of rail security and emergency notices — The person has agreed to accept service by electronic communications or website access and provided an electronic address
- Employment contracts excluded from railway transfer scheme rules — Rights or liabilities under a contract of employment
- Exception from duty to repay indemnity sums for certain liabilities — The sum was paid by Ministers to indemnify a person for a liability they had to the railway company itself
… and 12 more exemptions in the same Act.
Read our full dossier on UKPGA 1993/43
Who issues it
This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Department for Transport.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.