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Paragraph 72 Incidents of signals passed without authorityI1

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

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(1)

Any case where a train, travelling on a running line or entering a running line from a siding, passes without authority a signal displaying a stop aspect unless—

(a)

the stop aspect was not displayed in sufficient time for the driver to stop safely at the signal; or

(b)

the line is equipped with automatic train protection equipment which is in operation.

(2)

In this paragraph “automatic train protection equipment” means equipment which automatically controls the speed of a train, either by bringing it to a halt or reducing its speed, in the event that the train passes a signal without authority or exceeds a prescribed speed limit.

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Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 72 in force at 1.4.1996, see reg. 1