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Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Territorial Extent

    1. Scotland

    2. Northern Ireland

    3. Territorial application: Wales

  4. The Act

    1. Part 1 - Investigation of Railway Accidents

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

        1. Section 1: Meaning of “railway” and “railway property”

        2. Section 2: Meaning of “railway accident” and “railway incident”

        3. Section 3: Establishment

        4. Section 4: General Aims

        5. Section 5: Assistance to others

        6. Section 6: Annual Report

        7. Section 7: Investigations

        8. Section 8: Investigator’s powers

        9. Section 9: Regulations

        10. Section 10: Requirement to Investigate

        11. Section 11: Accident regulations

      3. Public Sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

    2. Part 2 - Office of Rail Regulation

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

        1. Section 15: Establishment & Schedule 1: Office of Rail Regulation

        2. Section 16: Transfer of functions

    3. Schedule 2 – Abolition of Rail Regulator: consequential amendments

    4. Schedule 3 – Abolition of Rail Regulator: savings, etc.

      1. Public Sector financial and manpower cost

      2. Human Rights assessment

    5. Part 3 – British Transport Police

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on Sections

        1. Section 18 & Schedule 4: The British Transport Police Authority

          1. Membership of the Police Authority

          2. Pensions

        2. Sections 21-26: Senior officers and constables of the BTP

        3. Section 28: Exercise of powers by civilians

        4. Section 29: Terms of employment

        5. Section 31: Jurisdiction

        6. Section 32: Prosecution

        7. Sections 33-35: Police Services Agreements

        8. Section 36-45: Police Regulations

        9. Section 46: Conditions of service: Transport Police Conference

        10. Sections 47-49: Codes of Practice and service outside the BTP

        11. Sections 50-55: Planning

        12. Sections 56-61: Information etc

        13. Section 63-67: Inspection

        14. Section 73: transitional and incidental provision

      3. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

    6. Part 4 - Shipping: Alcohol and Drugs

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

        1. Section 78: Professional staff on duty

        2. Section 79: Professional staff off duty

        3. Section 80: Non-professionals

        4. Section 83: Specimens, &c.

        5. Section 84: Detention pending arrival of police

        6. Section 86: Right of entry

        7. Section 88: Orders and regulations

        8. Section 90: Crown application &c.

        9. Section 91: Territorial application

      3. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

    7. Part 5 - Aviation: Alcohol and Drugs

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

        1. Section 92: Being unfit for duty

        2. Section 93: Prescribed limit

        3. Section 94: Aviation functions

        4. Section 95: Penalty

        5. Section 96: Specimens, &c.

        6. Sections 97 and 98: Arrest without a warrant, Right of entry

        7. Sections 100 and 101: Crown and military application

        8. Section 102: Territorial application

      3. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

    8. Part 6 – Miscellaneous

      1. Section 103: International Carriage by Rail

        1. Background

        2. Commentary on section

    9. Schedule 6 – Convention on International Carriage by Rail

      1. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      2. Human Rights assessment

        1. Section 104: Office of Rail Regulation: general duties

        2. Section 105: Railway safety levy

      3. Background

      4. Commentary on section

      5. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      6. Human Rights assessment

        1. Section 106: Railway security services

      7. Background

      8. Commentary on section

      9. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      10. Human Rights assessment

        1. Section 107 & Schedule 7 – Road traffic: testing for drink and drugs

        2. Section 108: Traffic regulation on long-distance routes

        3. Section 109: Road traffic: fixed penalty

        4. Section 110: Seat belts: delivery drivers

        5. Section 111: Highways: snow and ice

      11. Background

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

        2. Section 113: Maritime security services

      12. Background

      13. Commentary on section

      14. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      15. Human Rights assessment

        1. Sections 114 and 115: Railways in London: transfers & information

      16. Background

      17. Commentary on sections

      18. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      19. Human Rights assessment

    10. Part 7 – General

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

      2. Section 120: Commencement

  5. Summary of the Regulatory Appraisal

    1. Rail Accident Investigation Branch

    2. Office of Rail Regulation

    3. British Transport Police

    4. Shipping and aviation: Alcohol and drugs

    5. International Carriage by Rail

    6. Greater London Authority

    7. Hansard references

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