The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Interpretation and Application

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

  3. PART 2 Subsystems

    1. 4.Requirement for authorisation

    2. 5.Application for authorisation

    3. 6.Authorisation for a vehicle already authorised for another Member State

    4. 7.Authorisation decision

    5. 8.Determination of type

    6. 9.Type authorisation

    7. 10.Type authorisation: changes to TSIs etc.

    8. 11.Revocation of authorisations

    9. 12.List of projects for the renewal or upgrading of subsystems

    10. 13.Authorisation requirements for the renewal or upgrading of subsystems

    11. 14.Exemption from need to conform with TSIs (derogations)

    12. 15.Essential requirements for project subsystems

    13. 16.Role of project entity

    14. 17.Project subsystems: verification assessment procedure

    15. 18.Project subsystems: verification declaration

    16. 19.Retention of documents

    17. 20.Continuing duty on operator in relation to standards

    18. 21.Fees payable to the Safety Authority

    19. 22.Fees payable to the Competent Authority

  4. PART 3 Interoperability Constituents

    1. 23.Prohibition on placing interoperability constituents on the market

    2. 24.Assessment procedure for interoperability constituents

    3. 25.EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use

    4. 26.Effect of conformity and suitability declarations

    5. 27.Duties on operators

    6. 28.Recognition of assessments of other Member States

    7. 29.Notification to the Commission of incorrect declaration

  5. PART 4 Notified and Designated Bodies

    1. 30.Notified bodies

    2. 31.Appointment of notified bodies and designated bodies

    3. 32.Notified bodies and designated bodies: certificates etc.

    4. 33.Fees of notified bodies and designated bodies

    5. 34.Fees of the Secretary of State

  6. PART 5 Registers

    1. 35.Register of infrastructure

    2. 36.National vehicle register

  7. PART 6 Appeals and Enforcement

    1. 37.Appeals in Great Britain

    2. 38.Appeals in Northern Ireland

    3. 39.Enforcement in Great Britain

    4. 40.Enforcement in Northern Ireland

    5. 41.Notices relating to interoperability constituents not meeting the essential requirements

    6. 42.Notice of improper drawing up of the EC declaration of conformity or suitability for use for an interoperability constituent

    7. 43.Defence of due diligence

  8. PART 7 Supplementary

    1. 44.Deemed authorisation

    2. 45.Accessibility for people with reduced mobility

    3. 46.Dispensations

    4. 47.Revocation and savings

    5. 48.Amendments to legislation

    6. 49.Review

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Amendments to legislation

      1. 1.Section 182 of the Equality Act 2010 (rail vehicle accessibility...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail...

      3. 3.The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006...

  11. Explanatory Note