Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005.

2

These Regulations shall come into force—

a

on 17th October 2005 in relation to the whole of the United Kingdom except the Channel Tunnel system, in so far as it forms part of the United Kingdom; and

b

on 31st January 2006 in relation to the Channel Tunnel system, in so far as it forms part of the United Kingdom.