The Railways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of regulation 5

4.—(1) After regulation 5(2), insert—

“(2A) in respect of England, the information provided by the collector must also include—

(a) in respect of the amount of the penalty fare—

(i) the reduction in the amount of the penalty fare if it is paid within 21 days beginning with the day following the day on which the penalty fare is charged; and

(ii) the fact that the 21 days to pay the reduced amount of the penalty fare does not include any time on appeal;

(b) where the penalty fare authorises a person to travel, the station to which the penalty fare authorises the person to travel.”.

(2) In regulation 5(5), for the words “Subject to paragraph (6)”, substitute “Subject to paragraphs (5A) and (6)”.

(3) After regulation 5(5), insert—

“(5A) In respect of England, the penalty fare charged under paragraph (1) to a person travelling by or present on a train authorises a person to travel to—

(a) a station in England at which the train is due to make a scheduled call that they may specify, if the collector considers that this is reasonable in all the circumstances; or

(b) otherwise, the next station at which the train is due to make a scheduled call.”.

(4) In regulation 5(6), at the beginning, insert the words “Subject to paragraph (5A),”.

(5) In regulation 5(8), at the beginning, insert the words “Subject to paragraph (8A),”.

(6) After regulation 5(8) insert—

“(8A) in respect of England, where a person present in or leaving a compulsory ticket area, other than as a result of leaving a train that arrived at that compulsory ticket area, is charged a penalty fare under paragraph (1), that penalty fare authorises that person—

(a) where they do not intend to board a train for the purpose of travel, to leave the compulsory ticket area and exit the station of which the compulsory ticket area forms part;

(b) where they do intend to board a train for the purpose of travel, to board a train that calls at that station, and to travel—

(i) to a station in England at which that train is due to make a scheduled call that they may specify, if the collector considers that this is reasonable in all the circumstances; or

(ii) otherwise, to the next station at which that train is due to make a scheduled call.”.