# The Railways Regulations 1998, Regulation 30: Offences outside the United Kingdom


(1) For the purpose of determining whether a breach of the duty imposed by regulation 5 has occurred, it is immaterial that the relevant acts or omissions occurred outside the United Kingdom if, when they occurred, the person—
(a) was a United Kingdom national, or
(b) was a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, or
(c) was a person (other than a United Kingdom national or such a body) maintaining a place of business in the United Kingdom.
(2) In this regulation “United Kingdom national” means an individual who is—
(a) a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen;
(b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or
(c) a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1340/regulation/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998/regulation-30
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