The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016
S.I. 2016/645 · Made 21 June 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom
Transport
Made 21st June 2016
Laid before Parliament 7th July 2016
Coming into force 29th July 2016
The Secretary of State for Transport makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1.
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated M2 for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to railways and railway transport.
Annotations to the whole text
Marginal citations
- M1
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) is amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Schedule, Part 1.
- M2
S.I. 1996/266, to which there have been amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
Contents
- Part 1: Preliminary
- 1Citation, commencement and extent
- 2Amendments and revocations
- 3Interpretation
- 4Scope
- Part 2: Access to Railway Infrastructure and Services
- 5Access rights
- 6Access to services
- 7Cross-border agreements
- Part 3: Infrastructure Management and Independence of Undertakings
- 8Management independence
- 9Separation of accounts
- 10Independence of service providers from dominant bodies and firms
- 11Indicative railway infrastructure strategy
- 12Business Plans
- 13Network Statement
- Part 4: Infrastructure Charges
- 14Establishing, determining and collecting charges
- 15Infrastructure costs and accounts
- 16Performance scheme
- 17Reservation charges
- 18Cooperation in relation to charging systems on more than one network
- Part 5: Allocation of Infrastructure Capacity
- 19Capacity allocation
- 20Co-operation in the allocation of infrastructure capacity crossing more than one network
- 21Framework agreements
- 22Application for infrastructure capacity
- 23Scheduling and coordination
- 24Ad hoc requests
- 25Declaration of specialised infrastructure
- 26Congested infrastructure
- 27Capacity analysis
- 28Capacity enhancement plan
- 29Use of train paths
- 30Special measures to be taken in the event of disruption
- Part 6: Regulation and Appeals
- 31Regulatory body
- 32Appeals to the regulatory body
- 33Regulatory decisions concerning international passenger services
- 34Monitoring the rail services markets
- 35Audits
- 36Provision of information to the regulatory body
- 37Cooperation between regulatory bodies Repealed
- 38Enforcement of decisions, directions and notices
- Part 7: The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005
- 39Amendment of the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005
- Part 8: Miscellaneous
- 40Statutory authority to run trains
- 41Civil proceedings
- 42Making of false statements etc.
- 43Offences by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships
- 44Restriction on disclosure of information
- 45Breaches of duty outside the United Kingdom
- 46Review
- 47Transitory modifications
- Signature
- Schedule 1: Amendments
- Part 1: Amendments to Primary Legislation
- 1The Railway Fires Act 1905
- 2The Insolvency Act 1986
- 3The Railways Act 1993
- 4The Greater London Authority Act 1999
- 5The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
- 6The Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Part 2: Amendments to Secondary Legislation
- 7The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992
- 8The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001
- 9The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002
- 10The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004
- 11The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004
- 12The Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 2005
- 13The Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005
- 14The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011
- 15The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Charging Framework and Transfer of Economic Regulation Functions) Order 2015
- Schedule 2: Services to be supplied to railway undertakings
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- Schedule 3: Access charging
- 1Principles of access charging
- 2Exceptions to the charging principles
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Discounts
- 7Performance Schemes
- Schedule 4Timetable for the Allocation Process
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- Schedule 4A: Basic Principles and Parameters of Contractual Agreements between Competent Authorities and Infrastructure Managers
- 1Paragraph 1
- Schedule 5: Accounting information to be supplied to the Office of Rail and Road upon request
- 1Paragraph 1
- Schedule 6: Transitory modifications
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Interpretation
- 3Scope
- 4Access rights
- 5Infrastructure management: independence; outsourcing and sharing functions and impartiality in respect of traffic management and maintenance planning
- 6Financial transparency
- 7Coordination mechanisms
- 8Independence of the essential functions
- 9Capacity rights
- 10Special measures to be taken in the event of disruption
- 11Appeals to the regulatory body
- 12Regulatory decisions concerning passenger services
- 13Monitoring the rail services markets
- 14Audits
- 15Cooperation between regulatory bodies Repealed
- 16Enforcement of decisions, directions and notices
- Explanatory note