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The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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These Regulations implement:Council Directive 91/44/EC of the Council of 29 July 1991 on the development of the Community’s railways, as amended by Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 and Directive 2004/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 (“the amended 1991 Directive”); andCouncil Directive 2001/14EC dated 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure as amended by Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community’s railways both of the European Parliament and of the Council; andCouncil Directive 95/18/EC dated 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by two further Directives (“the amended 1995 Directive”). These are Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26 February 2001, and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29 April 2004, both being of the European Parliament and the Council.

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

reg. 15(4A)

(4B)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

reg. 2(4)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

reg. 16(9A)-(9C)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

reg. 2(5)(e)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

reg. 27A

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

reg. 2(6)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

reg. 41(1)(f)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

reg. 2(10)(a)

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Regulations

The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

reg. 58

reg. 1

PART VIIISTATEMENTS OF NATIONAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Prohibition on operating trains without a statement of national regulatory provisions34

1

Where a person is a railway undertaking to which these Regulations apply, that person may not act as the operator of a train for the purpose of providing train services in Northern Ireland unless (in addition to being authorised by a European licence) he holds a valid statement of national regulatory provisions (SNRP").

2

Any person who provides such services without holding such a statement shall be guilty of an offence.

3

Any person who is guilty of an offence under this regulation shall be liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

4

No proceedings shall be instituted in Northern Ireland in respect of an offence under this regulation except by or on behalf of the Department.

5

In this regulation and in regulations 35 and 36, the expression “European licence” includes a licence granted pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing the 1995 Directive.