# The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, Paragraph 72: Incidents of signals passed without authority

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3163/schedule/2/paragraph/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-72
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