Regulation 34 Delegation of functions by the ORR

(1)

Subject to paragraph (3), the ORR may delegate to any person the exercise of the following functions—

(a)

dealing with and determining (including issuing any associated documents) applications under regulation 10 for—

(i)

train driving licences,

(ii)

their update or renewal, or

(iii)

duplicates of them;

(b)

recognising trainers and examiners under regulation 23;

(c)

having, keeping up to date and publishing registers of persons recognised under regulation 23(1);

(d)

having and keeping up to date a register of train driving licences under regulation 24.

(2)

A delegation—

(a)

may be made either wholly or to such extent as the ORR may determine;

(b)

may be made either generally or in such cases or areas as the ORR may determine;

(c)

may be made subject to such conditions and for such period as the ORR may determine;

(d)

may be revoked by the ORR at any time;

(e)

will not prevent the ORR from exercising the function delegated.

(3)

The ORR may only delegate a function referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to a railway undertaking—

(a)

for the purposes of that undertaking carrying out that function in relation to persons employed by the undertaking as train drivers or trainee train drivers; or

(b)

if the function is not delegated exclusively to that undertaking.

(4)

If the ORR delegates a function it must establish a system for monitoring how that function is carried out.