Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about railways, including tramways; to make provision about transport safety; and for connected purposes. |
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| Statute book chapter | 2003 c 20 |
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| Royal Assent | 10 July 2003 |
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The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c 10) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Purposes of the Act
The purposes of the Act[2] include:-
- the creation of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch
- the replacement of the Rail Regulator by a Regulatory Board, the Office of Rail Regulation.
- the creation of a Police Authority for the British Transport Police (BTP)
- giving the BTP "statutory authority over the railway"
- the introduction of alcohol limits on the crews of water-borne vessels and aircraft in line with those already existing for railway staff
- other miscellaneous matters affecting railway, air and road transport
[edit] Extent
The Act extends to the whole United Kingdom but with exceptions for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
[edit] Repeals and Amendments
Schedule 8[3] makes a number of amendments to other Acts but does not repeal any Acts entirely.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 122 of this Act.
- ^ Explanatory Notes to the Act
- ^ Schedule 8 of the Act
[edit] External links
- The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
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