I1C1C2Part I The Provision of Railway Services
Pt. I (ss. 1-83) modified (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 21(6)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-83) applied (S.) (27.4.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Act 2006 (asp. 6), s.78 (with s.75)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-83) applied (S.) (8.5.2006) by Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006 (asp. 7), s.79 (with ss.76, 84)
Registers and reports of the Regulator and the F11Authority
Word in cross-heading substituted (1.2.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 215, Sch. 16 para. 43; S.I. 2001/57, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I (subject to savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II) (which S.I. was amended by S.I. 2001/115, art. 2(2))
72 Keeping of register by the Regulator.
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The Regulator shall, at such premises and in such form as he may determine, maintain a register for the purposes of this Part.
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Subject to subsection (3) and to any direction given under subsection (4) below, the Regulator shall cause to be entered in the register—
a
in relation to licences, the provisions of—
i
every licence and every licence exemption;
ii
every assignment of a licence of which notice is received by the Regulator;
iii
every modification or revocation of a licence F1and every requirement to modify conditions of a licence imposed on the Regulator by the Authority;
iv
every revocation of a licence exemption F2and every requirement to revoke a licence exemption imposed on the Regulator by the Authority;
v
every requirement imposed, or consent or approval given, by the Regulator under a licence;
vi
every requirement imposed, or consent or approval given, under a licence by any person (other than the Regulator) who is a qualified person, within the meaning of section 9(3) above, for the purpose in question, being a requirement, consent or approval whose provisions have been notified to the Regulator pursuant to a condition of the licence;
vii
every final or provisional order F3made by the Regulator in relation to a licence, every revocation of such an order and every notice given by the Regulator under section 55(6) above that he is satisfied that he does not need to make such an order;
F4viii
every scheme made by the Secretary of State under section 7A(4) above or paragraph 2 of Schedule 28 to the Transport Act 2000;
F5ix
every penalty imposed by the Regulator under section 57A above;
x
every statement of policy published by the Regulator under that section;
and notice of every surrender of a licence;
b
in relation to access agreements, access contracts and installation access contracts, the provisions of—
i
every facility exemption granted under section 20(3) above;
ii
every direction to enter into an access contract or an installation access contract;
iii
every access agreement;
iv
every amendment (however described) of an access agreement;
v
every general approval given under section F618(1)(c), 19(3)(c) or 22(3) above which is for the time being in force;
F7va
every direction under section 22A above;
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every notice given by or to the Regulator or the Competition Commission under Schedule 4A to this Act;
vi
every document issued or made by the Regulator under an access agreement;
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d
in relation to experimental passenger services, within the meaning of section 48 above, the provisions of—
i
every notice under section 48(7) above designating a service as experimental;
ii
every notice under section 48(2) or (3) above of a proposal to discontinue a service designated as experimental;
iii
every final or provisional order made by the Regulator which relates to the provision or discontinuance of any such service, every revocation of such an order and every notice given by the Regulator under section 55(6) above that he is satisfied that he does not need to make such an order; and
e
the provisions of every railway administration order and of every discharge of such an order.
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In entering any provision in the register, the Regulator shall have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practicable, the matters specified in section 71(2)(a) and (b) above.
4
If it appears to the Secretary of State that the entry of any provision in the register would be against the public interest or the commercial interests of any person, he may direct the Regulator not to enter that provision in the register.
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Where an access agreement is entered into or amended, the facility owner or installation owner concerned shall send a copy of the access agreement or amendment to the Regulator not later than 14 days after the date on which the access agreement is entered into or the amendment is made, as the case may be.
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A person who fails to comply with subsection (5) above is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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The contents of the register shall be available for inspection by the public during such hours and subject to the payment of such fee as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.
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Any person may, on the payment of such fee as may be specified in an order so made, require the Regulator to supply him with a copy of, or extract from, any part of the register, being a copy or extract which is certified by the Regulator to be a true copy or extract.
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The contents of the register shall be available for inspection at any time by the F9Authority, without payment of any fee; and the F9Authority may require the Regulator, without payment of any fee, to supply F10itwith a copy of, or extract from, any part of the register, being a copy or extract which is certified by the Regulator to be a true copy or extract.
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Any reference in this section to “assignment” shall be construed in Scotland as a reference to assignation.
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Any sums received by the Regulator under this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Pt. I (ss. 1-83) applied (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 36(2) (inserting s. 10(1)(viiia) in 1968 c. 73); S.I. 1994/571, art. 5
Pt. I (ss. 1-83) applied (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 16(5)