37.—(1) If the Department considers that a train driver is a serious threat to the safety of the railways it must immediately take any necessary action.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) any necessary action may include—
(a)requesting the railway undertaking to stop any train being driven by the driver;
(b)suspending or withdrawing that train driving licence, if issued by the Department; or
(c)prohibiting the train driver from driving a train in Northern Ireland.
[F1(3) If the Department takes any action under this regulation it may inform the safety authorities.]
[F2(4) A person who is aggrieved by a decision to withdraw or suspend a train driving licence may appeal to a tribunal established for the purposes of hearing an appeal under these Regulations
(5) The model provisions with respect to appeals which are set out in the Deregulation (Model Appeals Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall apply to an appeal under paragraph (4)]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 37(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.I. 2019/826), regs. 1(2), 43; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Reg. 37(4)(5) inserted (11.11.2013) by The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/236), regs. 1(1), 2(8)
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