{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-interoperability-regulations-2011/regulation-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-interoperability-regulations-2011/regulation-26.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/3066",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-interoperability-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/26",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Effect of declarations of conformity or suitability for use",
  "text": "(1) An interoperability constituent in relation to which a UK declaration of conformity or suitability for use or an EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use which satisfies the criteria set out in regulation 23(2)(a) or (b) has been drawn up is presumed for the purpose of these Regulations to—\n(a) meet such of the essential requirements as relate to an interoperability constituent of that type; and\n(b) conform to the applicable NTSN,\nunless there are reasonable grounds for believing that it does not so conform.\n(2) The presumption set out in paragraph (1) does not apply where a person fails or refuses to make available to the Safety Authority the documentation which the person is required to retain by any of the procedures for assessing the conformity or suitability for use of that interoperability constituent or a copy of that documentation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 26(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/345), regs. 1(2), 2(31)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 26(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/345), regs. 1(2), 2(31)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 26(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/345), regs. 1(2), 2(31)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 26 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/345), regs. 1(2), 2(31)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3066/regulation/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:46:33.800983+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}