The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS

PART 1 E+W+S AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS OF PRIMARY LEGISLATION

The Railway Fires Act 1905 E+W+S

1.  In section 4 of the Railway Fires Act 1905 M1 (definitions and application)—

(a) after the definition of “agricultural crops”, insert—

“The expression “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”; and

(b) in the definition of “railway company”, at the end of paragraph (b) add—

“or

(c) who holds a European licence granted pursuant to a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council, or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose;”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1905 5 Edw 7 c.11; the definition of “railway company” was inserted by the 1993 Act, Schedule12, paragraph 2(2).

The Insolvency Act 1986 E+W+S

2.  In Schedule 2A to the Insolvency Act 1986 M2 (exceptions to prohibition on appointment of administrative receiver: supplementary provisions)—

(a) at the end of paragraph 10(1)(l), omit “or”;

(b) at the end of paragraph 10(1)(m), add—

“or

(n) in reliance on a European licence granted pursuant to a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council, or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose.”; and

(c) after paragraph 10(2A), add—

“(2B) In sub-paragraph (1)(n), an “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.”.

Marginal Citations

M2 1986 c. 45; Schedule 2A was inserted by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) section 250(2), Schedule 18; and paragraph 10(2A) of Schedule 2A was inserted by the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), Schedule 17, paragraph 82.

The Railways Act 1993 E+W+S

3.—(1) The 1993 Act M3 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) In section 6 (prohibition on unauthorised operators of railway assets), in subsection (1A) for “international services” substitute “ services for which a European licence is required ”.

(3) In subsection (2) of that section—

(a) for the definition of “international licence” substitute—

“ “European licence” means a licence granted pursuant to a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council, or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose;” and

(b) omit the definition of “international services”.

(4) For subsection (2A) of that section, substitute—

“(2A) In subsection (2) above, “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.”.

(5) In section 59 (railway administration orders), in subsection (6), after “passenger licence” in both places insert “ or a European licence which authorises the carriage of passengers by railway (or both) ”.

(6) In section 72 (keeping of the register by the ORR), in subsection (2)–

(a) in paragraph (a), after “in relation to licences”, insert “ and European licences ”;

(b) in paragraph (a)(i), for “and every licence exemption”, substitute “ , every licence exemption and every European licence ”;

(c) in paragraph (a)(iii), for “and every” substitute “ , every ”, and at the end, add “ , and every modification or revocation of a European licence ”;

(d) at the end of paragraph (a)(v), add “ or European licence ”; and

(e) at the end of paragraph (a), after “surrender of a licence” add “ or European licence ”.

(7) In section 80 (duty to furnish information on request)—

(a) after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) Holders of European licences shall be under a duty to furnish to the Office of Rail Regulation in such form and manner as it may by notice request such information as it may so request, being information which the Office of Rail Regulation considers necessary for the purpose of facilitating the performance of any of its functions under any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 95/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council.”;

(b) in subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”;

(c) in subsection (3), for “If any such request” substitute “ If a request under subsection (1) above ”;

(d) after subsection (3), add—

“(3A) If a request under subsection (1A) above is not complied with, the Office of Rail Regulation may serve a notice under subsection (4) below on the person from whom the information was requested under subsection (1A) above.”;

(e) at the end of subsection (4), add— “ In its application to a notice served by virtue of subsection (3A) above this subsection has effect with the omission of the references to the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers. ”; and

(f) in subsection (8), after “Regulation”, insert “ in the case of a request under subsection (1) above, or the Office of Rail Regulation in the case of a request under subsection (1A) above, ”.

(8) In section 83 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—

(a) before the definition of “exempt facility”, insert—

““European licence” has the meaning given by section 6(2) above;”; and

(b) omit the definition of “international licence”.

(9) In section 145 (general restrictions on disclosure of information), before subsection (2)(h), insert—

“(ga) for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the Office of Rail Regulation of any of its functions under any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 95/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council;”.

(10) In Schedule 7 (transfer of relevant activities in connection with railway administration orders)—

(a) in paragraph 1(2), in the definition of “other appointee”, after “section 8 of this Act” insert “ or of a European licence ”;

(b) after paragraph 4(2), add—

“(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) have effect in relation to a European licence as they have effect in relation to a licence.”.

Marginal Citations

M3 Section 6(1A) and (2A) was inserted, and section 6(2) was amended, by regulation 21 of the Railways Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1340). Sections 59(6) of the 1993 Act were amended by the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), section 49(1) and Schedule 13, Part 1. Section 72(2) was amended by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 3; and the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), Schedule 17, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 15, and Schedule 27, paragraphs 17 and 36. Section 80 was amended by the Transport Act 2000, Schedule 27, paragraphs 17 and 38, and Schedule 31, Part 4; and the Railways Act 2005, Schedule 1, paragraph 33.

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 E+W+S

4.  In Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 M4 (category 1 and 2 responders)—

(a) for paragraph 24, substitute—

“24.— (1) A person who provides services in connection with railways in Great Britain and who holds a European licence granted pursuant to—

(a) a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council, or

(b) any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose.

(2) In this paragraph, “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.”; and

(b) for paragraph 35, substitute—

“35.— (1) A person who provides services in connection with railways, in so far as such services are provided in Scotland, and who holds a European licence granted pursuant to—

(a) a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council, or

(b) any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose.

(2) In this paragraph, “EEA State” has the same meaning as in paragraph 24.”.

Marginal Citations

M4 2004 c. 36.

The Railways Act 2005 E+W+S

5.  In section 46 of the Railways Act 2005 M5 (bye-laws)—

(a) at the end of subsection (7)(a), omit “or”; and

(b) at the end of subsection (7)(b), add—

“or

(c) authorised to provide train services by a European licence.”.

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M5 2005 c. 14.

6.  In section 59 of that Act (consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals), after subsection (5) add— E+W+S

“(5A) Subsections (2) to (5) have effect in relation to a European licence and a holder of a European licence as they have effect in relation to a licence and a licence holder respectively.”.

PART 2 E+W+S AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION

The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertising) Regulations 1992 U.K.

7.—(1) In the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertising) Regulations 1992 M6 , regulation 2(1) (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “discontinuance notice”, insert—

““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”.

(3) In the definition of “statutory undertaker”, after “Railways Act 1993,” insert “ any person who holds a European licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M7 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M8 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M9 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M10 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council; ”.

Marginal Citations

M6 S.I. 1992/666; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1994/2351.

M7 S.I. 2005/3050.

M8 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M9 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M10 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.

The Railways (Amendment) Regulations 1998 U.K.

8.  The Railways (Amendment) Regulations 1998 M11 are revoked.

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M11 S.I. 1998/1519.

The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 U.K.

9.—(1) In the London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 M12 , Schedule 11 (protection for Railtrack) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1(2)—

(a) after the definition of “designated lands”, insert—

““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”; and

(b) in the definition of “train operator”, at the end add “ or any person who holds a European licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M13 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M14 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M15 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M16 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council; ”.

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M12 S.I. 2001/3682.

M13 S.I. 2005/3050.

M14 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M15 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M16 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.

The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 U.K.

10.—(1) In the Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 M17 , Schedule 11 (protection of railway undertakers) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 13(6)—

(a) before the definition of “the relevant costs”, insert—

““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”; and

(b) in the definition of “train operator”, at the end add “ or any person who holds a European licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M18 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M19 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M20 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M21 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council; ”.

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M17 S.I. 2002/1066.

M18 S.I. 2005/3050.

M19 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M20 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M21 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.

The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 U.K.

11.—(1) In the Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 M22 , Schedule 13 (protection of railway interests) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 15(6)—

(a) before the definition of “the relevant costs”, insert—

““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”; and

(b) in the definition of “train operator”, at the end add “ or any person who holds a European licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M23 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M24 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M25 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M26 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council; ”.

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M22 S.I. 2004/757.

M23 S.I. 2005/3050.

M24 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M25 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M26 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.

The British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004 U.K.

12.—(1) In the British Transport Police (Police Services Agreement) Order 2004 M27 , article 2 (requirement to enter into a police services agreement) shall be amended as follows.

(2) At the end of paragraph (1)(b), add “ or who has been granted a European licence pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M28 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M29 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M30 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M31 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council, in connection with the railway services in question, ”.

(3) At the end of paragraph (3), insert—

“; and “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.”.

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M27 S.I. 2004/1522.

M28 S.I. 2005/3050.

M29 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M30 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M31 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.

The Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 2005 U.K.

13.—(1) In the Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 2005 M32 , regulation 7 (railway hereditaments) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a) before the definition of “excepted hereditament”, insert—

““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”; and

(b) in the definition of “licence exempt operator” and “licence holder”, after “Railways Act 1993” insert

“except that

“licence holder ”

also includes a holder of a European licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M33 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M34 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M35 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M36 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council; ”.

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M32 S.I. 2005/422 (W 40).

M33 S.I. 2005/3050.

M34 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M35 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M36 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.

Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005 U.K.

14.—(1) In the Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005 M37 , regulation 6 (railway hereditaments) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4)—

(a) before the definition of “excepted hereditament”, insert—

““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”; and

(b) in the definition of “licence exempt operator” and “licence holder”, after “Railways Act 1993” insert “ except that “licence holder” also includes a holder of a European licence granted pursuant to the Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005 M38 or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings M39 , as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 M40 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004 M41 , both of the European Parliament and of the Council; ”.

Marginal Citations

M37 S.I. 2005/551.

M38 S.I. 2005/3050.

M39 O.J. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 70.

M40 O.J. L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

M41 O.J. L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum which is not relevant to these Regulations.