Regulation 2 InterpretationI1
England, Wales and Scotland
In these Regulations—
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F2“infrastructure manager” means any body or undertaking that is responsible in particular for establishing and maintaining railway infrastructure, or a part thereof which may also include the management of infrastructure control and safety systems. The functions of the infrastructure manager on a network or part of a network may be allocated to different bodies or undertakings;
“railway system” means the totality of the subsystems for structural and operational areas, as defined in paragraph 2.1 to 2.7 of Annex II to Directive 2008/57/EC, as well as the management and operation of the system as a whole;
“railway undertaking” means a public or private undertaking, licensed according to applicable legislation, the activity of which is to provide transport of goods and/or passengers by rail on the basis that the undertaking must ensure traction; this also includes undertakings which provide traction only;
“safety certificate” and “safety critical task” have the same meanings as in the Safety Regulationsf1; and
“the Safety Regulations” means the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006f2.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rail Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/837), regs. 1, 4(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rail Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/837), regs. 1, 4(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3
Reg. 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rail Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/837), regs. 1, 4(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Footnotes
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See regulations 2(1) and 23 of the Safety Regulations.
- f2
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S.I. 2006/599.