Railways Act 2005

4 (1) The [F1 Office of Rail and Road] may authorise a person to investigate and make a special report on any accident, occurrence, situation or other matter of any sort which that Office thinks it necessary or expedient to investigate— E+W+S

(a) for any of the railway safety purposes; or

(b) with a view to the making of regulations for any of those purposes.

(2) The [F1 Office of Rail and Road] may cause—

(a) the contents of a special report made under this paragraph, or

(b) so much of them as it considers appropriate,

to be made public at such time, and in such manner, as it thinks fit.

(3) Where a person who is not a member, officer or employee of the [F1 Office of Rail and Road] carries out an investigation and makes a special report under this paragraph, that Office may pay him such remuneration and expenses as the Secretary of State determines.

(4) The [F1 Office of Rail and Road] may, to such extent as the Secretary of State may determine, defray the other costs (if any) of—

(a) an investigation under this paragraph; or

(b) the making of a special report following such an investigation.

[F2 (4A) The [F1 Office of Rail and Road] must consult the Office for Nuclear Regulation before taking any step under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to a matter which appears to the [F1 Office of Rail and Road] to be, or likely to be, relevant to the ONR's purposes (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013).]

(5) In section 14(1) of the 1974 Act (matters about which investigations etc. may be required or authorised by the HSC), for “it is” substitute—

“(a) those general purposes shall be treated as not including the railway safety purposes; but

(b) it is otherwise”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 paras. 4-6 substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(s)(iii)

F2 Sch. 3 para. 4(4A) inserted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 85; S.I. 2014/251, art. 4

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/266, art. 2(2), Sch.