Railways Act 2005

Valid from 01/04/2006

Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40)E+W+S

12(1)Section 37 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (power to repeal certain health and safety provisions) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (2) of that section—

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)in the case of regulations under paragraph (a) of that subsection repealing or revoking a provision specified in section 117(4) of the Railways Act 1993, the Office of Rail Regulation,

(aa)in the case of regulations under paragraph (a) of that subsection not falling within paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Health and Safety Commission,

(ab)in the case of regulations under paragraph (b) of that subsection revoking a provision of regulations which make provision exclusively in relation to transport systems falling within paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 3 to the Railways Act 2005, the Office of Rail Regulation,

(ac)in the case of regulations under paragraph (b) of that subsection not falling within paragraph (ab) of this subsection, the Health and Safety Commission,; and

(b)in the words after paragraph (b), for “either” substitute “ any ”.

(3)In subsections (3) and (4) of that section, for the words from “the Health”, in the first place where they occur in each subsection, to “Ireland” substitute “ the required consultee ”.

(4)After subsection (4) of that section, insert—

(4A)In subsections (3) and (4), “the required consultee” means the body which the appropriate authority is required to consult by virtue of subsection (2)(a) to (b).