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The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011

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4.—(1) No person is to put into use any structural subsystem unless—

(a)the Safety Authority has given an authorisation under these Regulations for the placing in service of that subsystem;

(b)the Competent Authority has decided under regulation 13 that for the upgrading or renewal of the subsystem, an authorisation is not required for the subsystem to be put into use; or

(c)in the case of a vehicle, an authorisation—

(i)has been granted in accordance with the Directive in another Member State, or

(ii)was granted before 19th July 2008 and pursuant to article 21(12) of the Directive remains valid in another Member State.

(2) A structural subsystem is put into use when, having been constructed, upgraded or renewed, it is first used on or as part of the rail system in the United Kingdom for the transportation of passengers or freight or for the purpose for which it was designed.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) use of a structural subsystem does not include any testing or trials conducted in the verification assessment procedure or for additional checks required by the Safety Authority.

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