Regulation 2 Amendment of the Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005

The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 M1 shall be amended as follows.

In regulation 2(1), after the definition of “Safety Directive” insert— “ “working days” shall be taken to exclude Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and, in relation to an accident or incident that occurs in England and Wales, any day which, under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M2, is a bank holiday in England and Wales, in relation to an accident or incident that occurs in Scotland, any other day which, under that Act, is a bank holiday in Scotland and, in relation to an accident or incident that occurs in Northern Ireland, any day which, under that Act, is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland.“ ”

In regulation 12(4), before “determine” insert “reasonably”.